Country Comfort (BM 305)
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Country Comfort (BM 305) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Country Comfort
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Country Comfort 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 Country Comfort, 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 | Classical Yellow | SW 2865 | 69 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Applesauce | 350C-3 | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Toasted Wheat | 3001-2B | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Evening Glow | 1205-5 | 72 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Country Comfort (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Country Comfort
Darker than Country Comfort
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 305 |
| Hex | #F9D795 |
| RGB | 249, 215, 149 |
| HSL | 40°, 89%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, 3.1, 36.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Country Comfort (BM 305), published as #F9D795
#E9CD94
#FFE194
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Country Comfort (BM 305)?
- Country Comfort has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Country Comfort is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Country Comfort in another brand?
- Classical Yellow (SW 2865) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Country Comfort warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Country Comfort as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.9; 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.