Westwood Tan (BM 256)
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Westwood Tan (BM 256) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.5, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Westwood Tan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Westwood Tan 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 Westwood Tan, 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 | Cool Avocado | SW 9029 | 46 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Dry Sea Grass | 360F-4 | 46.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Tweed Jacket | 3007-8A | 45 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Appalachian Trail | 1105-5 | 50 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Westwood Tan (LRV 44.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Westwood Tan
Darker than Westwood Tan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 256 |
| Hex | #C9B37A |
| RGB | 201, 179, 122 |
| HSL | 43°, 42%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.6, -0.2, 32.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Westwood Tan (BM 256), published as #C9B37A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Westwood Tan (BM 256)?
- Westwood Tan has an LRV of 44.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Westwood Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Westwood Tan in another brand?
- Dry Sea Grass (Behr 360F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Westwood Tan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Westwood Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.0; 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.