York Harbor Yellow (BM 2154-40)
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York Harbor Yellow (BM 2154-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.1, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with York Harbor Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for York Harbor 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 York Harbor 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 | Colonial Yellow | SW 0030 | 59 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wild Bamboo | 350D-4 | 58 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Butter | 3003-3C | 62 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gold Buff | 1208-4 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to York Harbor Yellow (LRV 55.1) by LRV.
Lighter than York Harbor Yellow
Darker than York Harbor Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2154-40 |
| Hex | #EAC17C |
| RGB | 234, 193, 124 |
| HSL | 38°, 72%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, 6.0, 40.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
York Harbor Yellow (BM 2154-40), published as #EAC17C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of York Harbor Yellow (BM 2154-40)?
- York Harbor Yellow has an LRV of 55.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so York Harbor Yellow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to York Harbor Yellow in another brand?
- Wild Bamboo (Behr 350D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is York Harbor Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists York Harbor Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.1; 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.