Honey Oak (BM 257)
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Honey Oak (BM 257) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.1, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Oak
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Honey Oak 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 Honey Oak, 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 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Chilled Wine | M310-5 | 41.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Grass | 3008-7C | 42 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Nettle | 1111-4 | 42 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Honey Oak (LRV 43.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Oak
Darker than Honey Oak
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 257 |
| Hex | #C5B077 |
| RGB | 197, 176, 119 |
| HSL | 44°, 40%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.4, -0.5, 32.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Oak (BM 257), published as #C5B077
#B6A676
#D5BA76
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Oak (BM 257)?
- Honey Oak has an LRV of 43.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Oak is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Oak in another brand?
- Chilled Wine (Behr M310-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Honey Oak warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Honey Oak 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.