Dark Beige (BM 2165-40)
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Dark Beige (BM 2165-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.8, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dark Beige 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 Dark Beige, 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 | Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 47 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Cellini Gold | HDC-CL-18 | 50 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Imperial Gold | 3003-5C | 49 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Drops Of Honey | 1090-4 | 46 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Dark Beige (LRV 46.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Beige
Darker than Dark Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2165-40 |
| Hex | #D8B281 |
| RGB | 216, 178, 129 |
| HSL | 34°, 53%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.8, 7.2, 30.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Beige (BM 2165-40), published as #D8B281
#C9A880
#E8BC80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Beige (BM 2165-40)?
- Dark Beige has an LRV of 46.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Beige in another brand?
- Imperial Gold (Valspar 3003-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dark Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dark Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.2; 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.