Cambridge Heights (BM 276)
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Cambridge Heights (BM 276) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.8, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cambridge Heights
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cambridge Heights 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 Cambridge Heights, 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 | Lively Yellow | SW 6702 | 68 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pear Cider | P330-3 | 71.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Hotsprings | 6008-5C | 67 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tainted Gold | 11-02 | 68 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Cambridge Heights (LRV 66.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Cambridge Heights
Darker than Cambridge Heights
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 276 |
| Hex | #EADA99 |
| RGB | 234, 218, 153 |
| HSL | 48°, 66%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, -3.9, 34.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cambridge Heights (BM 276), published as #EADA99
#DAD098
#FBE498
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cambridge Heights (BM 276)?
- Cambridge Heights has an LRV of 66.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cambridge Heights is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cambridge Heights in another brand?
- Pear Cider (Behr P330-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cambridge Heights warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cambridge Heights as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.0; 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.