Urban Legend (BM 238)
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Urban Legend (BM 238) is a very deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Urban Legend
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Urban Legend 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 Urban Legend, 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 | Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 16 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Olive | PPU8-01 | 15.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Twilight Jungle | 3007-9A | 15 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Conservation | 1027-6 | 16 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Urban Legend (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Urban Legend
Darker than Urban Legend
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 238 |
| Hex | #7B6B4E |
| RGB | 123, 107, 78 |
| HSL | 39°, 22%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.0, 1.7, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Urban Legend (BM 238), published as #7B6B4E
#6D624D
#8A744D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Urban Legend (BM 238)?
- Urban Legend has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Urban Legend is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Urban Legend in another brand?
- Olive (Behr PPU8-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Urban Legend warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Urban Legend as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.