Mellowed Ivory (BM 2149-50)
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Mellowed Ivory (BM 2149-50) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.5, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mellowed Ivory
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mellowed Ivory 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 Mellowed Ivory, 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 | Rice Paddy | SW 6414 | 66 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Primitive Green | MQ4-40 | 66.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Plum Passion | 6007-5B | 65 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Misty Moor | 11-09 | 67 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Mellowed Ivory (LRV 64.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Mellowed Ivory
Darker than Mellowed Ivory
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2149-50 |
| Hex | #DED6AF |
| RGB | 222, 214, 175 |
| HSL | 50°, 42%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.4, -3.5, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mellowed Ivory (BM 2149-50), published as #DED6AF
#CDCCAE
#EFE0AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mellowed Ivory (BM 2149-50)?
- Mellowed Ivory has an LRV of 64.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mellowed Ivory is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mellowed Ivory in another brand?
- Primitive Green (Behr MQ4-40) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mellowed Ivory warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mellowed Ivory as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.