Stanhope Yellow (BM 380)
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Stanhope Yellow (BM 380) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.6, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stanhope Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Stanhope Yellow 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 Stanhope Yellow, 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 | Wild Lime | SW 9668 | 72 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Yellow Wax Pepper | PPU9-13 | 77.5 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Heart of Palm | 6008-5B | 79 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Slices Of Happy | 1109-1 | 78 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Stanhope Yellow (LRV 71.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Stanhope Yellow
Darker than Stanhope Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 380 |
| Hex | #E6E0B9 |
| RGB | 230, 224, 185 |
| HSL | 52°, 47%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -4.2, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stanhope Yellow (BM 380), published as #E6E0B9
#D5D6B7
#F7EAB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stanhope Yellow (BM 380)?
- Stanhope Yellow has an LRV of 71.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stanhope Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Stanhope Yellow in another brand?
- Wild Lime (SW 9668) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Stanhope Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Stanhope Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.