Chopped Dill (BM 496)
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Chopped Dill (BM 496) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chopped Dill
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chopped Dill 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 Chopped Dill, 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 | Edamame | SW 7729 | 20 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Martini Olive | PMD-47 | 21.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Jungle Thicket | 6003-4C | 20 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wilderness | 11-26 | 22 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Chopped Dill (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Chopped Dill
Darker than Chopped Dill
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 496 |
| Hex | #827F57 |
| RGB | 130, 127, 87 |
| HSL | 56°, 20%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.5, -5.5, 22.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chopped Dill (BM 496), published as #827F57
#737656
#918856
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chopped Dill (BM 496)?
- Chopped Dill has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chopped Dill is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chopped Dill in another brand?
- Martini Olive (Behr PMD-47) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Chopped Dill warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chopped Dill as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.2; 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.