Roasted Sesame Seed (BM 2160-40)
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Roasted Sesame Seed (BM 2160-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.6, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roasted Sesame Seed
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Roasted Sesame Seed 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 Roasted Sesame Seed, 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 | Bee's Wax | SW 7682 | 57 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Arizona Tan | 320D-4 | 54.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Afternoon Stroll | 3004-5C | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Bunny | 1090-3 | 51 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Roasted Sesame Seed (LRV 50.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Roasted Sesame Seed
Darker than Roasted Sesame Seed
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2160-40 |
| Hex | #E0B97F |
| RGB | 224, 185, 127 |
| HSL | 36°, 61%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, 6.5, 34.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roasted Sesame Seed (BM 2160-40), published as #E0B97F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roasted Sesame Seed (BM 2160-40)?
- Roasted Sesame Seed has an LRV of 50.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roasted Sesame Seed is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Roasted Sesame Seed in another brand?
- Arizona Tan (Behr 320D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Roasted Sesame Seed warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Roasted Sesame Seed as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.7; 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.