Meadow View (BM 383)
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Meadow View (BM 383) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.1, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Meadow View
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Meadow View 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 Meadow View, 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 | Cool Avocado | SW 9029 | 46 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Champagne Grape | BIC-41 | 43.9 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | New Avocado | 6007-6A | 42 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gracious Glow | 1116-5 | 43 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Meadow View (LRV 44.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Meadow View
Darker than Meadow View
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 383 |
| Hex | #C4B473 |
| RGB | 196, 180, 115 |
| HSL | 48°, 41%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, -3.5, 35.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Meadow View (BM 383), published as #C4B473
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Meadow View (BM 383)?
- Meadow View has an LRV of 44.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Meadow View is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Meadow View in another brand?
- Cool Avocado (SW 9029) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Meadow View warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Meadow View as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.2; 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.