Barley Grass (BM 271)
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Barley Grass (BM 271) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.4, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barley Grass
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Barley Grass 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 Barley Grass, 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 | Wheat Grass | SW 6408 | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Cliff Ridge | MQ2-29 | 43.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Tweed Jacket | 3007-8A | 45 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Somber | 1093-4 | 47 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Barley Grass (LRV 44.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Barley Grass
Darker than Barley Grass
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 271 |
| Hex | #C8B180 |
| RGB | 200, 177, 128 |
| HSL | 41°, 40%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.1, 1.2, 28.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barley Grass (BM 271), published as #C8B180
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barley Grass (BM 271)?
- Barley Grass has an LRV of 44.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barley Grass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Barley Grass in another brand?
- Tweed Jacket (Valspar 3007-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Barley Grass warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Barley Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.1; 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.