Yellow Squash (BM 2161-50)
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Yellow Squash (BM 2161-50) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.2, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Squash
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellow Squash by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Yellow Squash, 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 | Interactive Cream | SW 6113 | 62 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Craft Juggler | MQ2-45 | 60.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wheat Toast | 3002-10B | 60 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | My Love | 1081-3 | 59 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Yellow Squash (LRV 60.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Squash
Darker than Yellow Squash
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2161-50 |
| Hex | #E3C9AA |
| RGB | 227, 201, 170 |
| HSL | 33°, 50%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, 4.4, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Squash (BM 2161-50), published as #E3C9AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Squash (BM 2161-50)?
- Yellow Squash has an LRV of 60.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Squash is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Squash in another brand?
- Craft Juggler (Behr MQ2-45) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow Squash warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow Squash as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.