Dried Mustard (BM 2158-10)
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Dried Mustard (BM 2158-10) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 25.7, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dried Mustard
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dried Mustard 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 Dried Mustard, 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 | Cut the Mustard | SW 6384 | 26 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Autumn Fest | S-H-310 | 25.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Wet Riverbanks | 3011-4 | 24 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Beer | 1202-7 | 27 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Dried Mustard (LRV 25.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Dried Mustard
Darker than Dried Mustard
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2158-10 |
| Hex | #BE7F3E |
| RGB | 190, 127, 62 |
| HSL | 30°, 51%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.5, 18.2, 44.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dried Mustard (BM 2158-10), published as #BE7F3E
#B0763E
#CD883C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dried Mustard (BM 2158-10)?
- Dried Mustard has an LRV of 25.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dried Mustard is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dried Mustard in another brand?
- Ginger Beer (PPG 1202-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Dried Mustard warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dried Mustard as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 44.3; 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.