Spring Dust (BM 2150-40)
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Spring Dust (BM 2150-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.5, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Dust
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Dust 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 Spring Dust, 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 | Hearts of Palm | SW 6415 | 54 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sea Kelp | 390D-5 | 57.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Crushed Cumin | 6008-6A | 55 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Citrus Yellow | 1109-4 | 54 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Spring Dust (LRV 52.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Dust
Darker than Spring Dust
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2150-40 |
| Hex | #D3C281 |
| RGB | 211, 194, 129 |
| HSL | 48°, 48%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, -3.3, 34.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Dust (BM 2150-40), published as #D3C281
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#E3CC80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Dust (BM 2150-40)?
- Spring Dust has an LRV of 52.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Dust is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Dust in another brand?
- Sea Kelp (Behr 390D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Spring Dust warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Dust as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.9; 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.