Ginseng Root (BM 386)
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Ginseng Root (BM 386) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.4, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ginseng Root
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ginseng Root by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Ginseng Root, 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Effervescent | P310-1 | 89.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Yellow Bliss | 3008-4C | 86 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Heavenly Haze | 1211-2 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Ginseng Root (LRV 83.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Ginseng Root
Darker than Ginseng Root
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 386 |
| Hex | #F5F0CD |
| RGB | 245, 240, 205 |
| HSL | 52°, 67%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.4, -4.0, 17.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ginseng Root (BM 386), published as #F5F0CD
#E4E5CB
#FFFBCD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ginseng Root (BM 386)?
- Ginseng Root has an LRV of 83.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ginseng Root is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ginseng Root in another brand?
- Heavenly Haze (PPG 1211-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ginseng Root warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ginseng Root as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.6; 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.