Peanut Butter (BM 2159-20)
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Peanut Butter (BM 2159-20) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.5, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peanut Butter
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Peanut Butter 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 Peanut Butter, 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 | Golden Rule | SW 6383 | 34 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Mustard | M260-6 | 34.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Bugle Call | 3006-5A | 35 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Italian Saffron | 16-12 | 35 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Peanut Butter (LRV 31.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Peanut Butter
Darker than Peanut Butter
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2159-20 |
| Hex | #CC9040 |
| RGB | 204, 144, 64 |
| HSL | 34°, 58%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.3, 15.0, 50.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peanut Butter (BM 2159-20), published as #CC9040
#BE8640
#DB9A3D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peanut Butter (BM 2159-20)?
- Peanut Butter has an LRV of 31.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peanut Butter is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Peanut Butter in another brand?
- Golden Rule (SW 6383) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Peanut Butter warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Peanut Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.2; 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.