Sulfur Yellow (BM 2151-40)
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Sulfur Yellow (BM 2151-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sulfur Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sulfur Yellow 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 Sulfur Yellow, 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 | Independent Gold | SW 6401 | 51 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Honey Tea | MQ2-18 | 53.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Harpswell Green | 3007-5C | 54 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hummus | 16-10 | 52 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sulfur Yellow (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Sulfur Yellow
Darker than Sulfur Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2151-40 |
| Hex | #D2BA7F |
| RGB | 210, 186, 127 |
| HSL | 43°, 48%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.3, 0.3, 33.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sulfur Yellow (BM 2151-40), published as #D2BA7F
#C3B07E
#E2C47E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sulfur Yellow (BM 2151-40)?
- Sulfur Yellow has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sulfur Yellow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sulfur Yellow in another brand?
- Independent Gold (SW 6401) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sulfur Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sulfur Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.1; 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.