Wandering Heart (BM 264)
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Wandering Heart (BM 264) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.2, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wandering Heart
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wandering Heart 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 Wandering Heart, 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 | Independent Gold | SW 6401 | 51 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Honey Tea | MQ2-18 | 53.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Harpswell Green | 3007-5C | 54 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Appalachian Trail | 1105-5 | 50 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Wandering Heart (LRV 49.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Wandering Heart
Darker than Wandering Heart
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 264 |
| Hex | #D1BB81 |
| RGB | 209, 187, 129 |
| HSL | 43°, 47%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.5, -0.4, 32.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wandering Heart (BM 264), published as #D1BB81
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wandering Heart (BM 264)?
- Wandering Heart has an LRV of 49.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wandering Heart is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wandering Heart in another brand?
- Independent Gold (SW 6401) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Wandering Heart warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wandering Heart as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.3; 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.