Delaware Putty (BM 240)
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Delaware Putty (BM 240) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.2, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delaware Putty
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Delaware Putty 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 Delaware Putty, 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 | Dirty Martini | SW 9119 | 64 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Caraway Seeds | S330-2 | 66.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fennel Splash | 6007-3B | 68 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Namaste | 1026-1 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Delaware Putty (LRV 63.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Delaware Putty
Darker than Delaware Putty
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 240 |
| Hex | #DDD3B7 |
| RGB | 221, 211, 183 |
| HSL | 44°, 36%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, -1.1, 15.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delaware Putty (BM 240), published as #DDD3B7
#CCC9B5
#EEDDB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delaware Putty (BM 240)?
- Delaware Putty has an LRV of 63.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delaware Putty is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Delaware Putty in another brand?
- Caraway Seeds (Behr S330-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Delaware Putty warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Delaware Putty as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.1; 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.