Pine Grove (BM 511)
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Pine Grove (BM 511) is a very deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 19.3, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pine Grove
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove, 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 | Messenger Bag | SW 7740 | 18 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Crocodile | 380F-7 | 17 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Ironclad | 5008-2B | 19 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Positively Palm | 1030-6 | 17 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Pine Grove (LRV 19.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Pine Grove
Darker than Pine Grove
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 511 |
| Hex | #7D765A |
| RGB | 125, 118, 90 |
| HSL | 48°, 16%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.6, -2.1, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pine Grove (BM 511), published as #7D765A
#6E6D59
#8C7F59
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pine Grove (BM 511)?
- Pine Grove has an LRV of 19.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pine Grove is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pine Grove in another brand?
- Ironclad (Valspar 5008-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Pine Grove warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pine Grove as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.