Spring Morning (BM 263)
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Spring Morning (BM 263) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.1, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Morning
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Morning 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 Spring Morning, 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 | Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 62 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mojito | PPU8-11 | 60.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll | 3008-8B | 62 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Foothills | 1105-4 | 63 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Spring Morning (LRV 60.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Morning
Darker than Spring Morning
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 263 |
| Hex | #DACEA1 |
| RGB | 218, 206, 161 |
| HSL | 47°, 44%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, -2.8, 23.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Morning (BM 263), published as #DACEA1
#CAC4A0
#EBD8A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Morning (BM 263)?
- Spring Morning has an LRV of 60.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Morning is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Morning in another brand?
- Ancient Scroll (Valspar 3008-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Spring Morning warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Morning as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.9; 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.