Crisp Straw (BM 2157-50)
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Crisp Straw (BM 2157-50) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.4, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crisp Straw
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crisp Straw 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 Crisp Straw, 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 | Flan | SW 6652 | 69 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Ice Cream Parlour | M240-3 | 69.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Butter | 3001-4B | 69 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Crisp Straw (LRV 68.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Crisp Straw
Darker than Crisp Straw
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2157-50 |
| Hex | #F9D5B0 |
| RGB | 249, 213, 176 |
| HSL | 30°, 86%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, 7.3, 23.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crisp Straw (BM 2157-50), published as #F9D5B0
#E9CBAF
#FFDFAF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crisp Straw (BM 2157-50)?
- Crisp Straw has an LRV of 68.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crisp Straw is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crisp Straw in another brand?
- Ice Cream Parlour (Behr M240-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crisp Straw warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crisp Straw as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.0; 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.