Light Khaki (BM 2148-40)
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Light Khaki (BM 2148-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.5, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Khaki
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Light Khaki by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Light Khaki, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 62 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Ground Ginger | 380F-4 | 59.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Dry Leaf | 3008-8A | 53 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Safari | 11-27 | 56 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2148-40 |
| Hex | #D3C59D |
| RGB | 211, 197, 157 |
| HSL | 44°, 38%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, -1.3, 21.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Khaki (BM 2148-40), published as #D3C59D
#C3BB9C
#E4CF9C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Khaki (BM 2148-40)?
- Light Khaki has an LRV of 54.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Khaki is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Light Khaki in another brand?
- Ground Ginger (Behr 380F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Light Khaki warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Light Khaki as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.