Mother Earth (BM 376)
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Mother Earth (BM 376) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mother Earth
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mother Earth 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 Mother Earth, 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 | Chartreuse | SW 0073 | 64 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sea Kelp | 390D-5 | 57.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | 24 Karats | 3008-6A | 58 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wayward Wind | 1108-4 | 65 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Mother Earth (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Mother Earth
Darker than Mother Earth
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 376 |
| Hex | #DBC988 |
| RGB | 219, 201, 136 |
| HSL | 47°, 54%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, -2.9, 34.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mother Earth (BM 376), published as #DBC988
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#EBD387
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mother Earth (BM 376)?
- Mother Earth has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mother Earth is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mother Earth in another brand?
- Sea Kelp (Behr 390D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Mother Earth warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mother Earth as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.8; 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.