Sweet Vibrations (BM 391)
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Sweet Vibrations (BM 391) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Vibrations
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Vibrations 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 Sweet Vibrations, 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 | Limón Fresco | SW 9030 | 50 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Go Go Lime | P350-5 | 49.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Greek Tapenade | 6008-6B | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Secret Safari | 1110-4 | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sweet Vibrations (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Vibrations
Darker than Sweet Vibrations
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 391 |
| Hex | #C7BC60 |
| RGB | 199, 188, 96 |
| HSL | 54°, 48%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, -8.3, 47.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Vibrations (BM 391), published as #C7BC60
#B8B260
#D7C65E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Vibrations (BM 391)?
- Sweet Vibrations has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Vibrations is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Vibrations in another brand?
- Secret Safari (PPG 1110-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sweet Vibrations warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Vibrations as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 47.4; 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.