Barley (BM CC-180)

Barley BM CC-180#EDD7A4, LRV 67.6
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Barley CC-180 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Barley

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Barley (BM CC-180) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.6, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Barley

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Barley 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 Barley, 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.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsBanana CreamSW 6673752.1very close
BehrFirefliesQE-2672.52.2very close
ValsparCanary Diamond3008-6B701.1very close
PPG PaintsUpbeat1106-2710.8indistinguishable

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color codeCC-180
Hex#EDD7A4
RGB237, 215, 164
HSL42°, 67%, 79%
LRV (light reflectance value)67.6
Lab L*, a*, b*86.7, 0.2, 28.0
UndertoneWarm Yellow
Temperaturewarm
Color familyYellow

Same paint, two kinds of light

Barley (BM CC-180), published as #EDD7A4

North light (cool, indirect)
#DDCDA3
South light (warm, direct)
#FEE1A3

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Barley (BM CC-180)?
Barley has an LRV of 67.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barley is a light color.
What is the closest match to Barley in another brand?
Upbeat (PPG 1106-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
Is Barley warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Barley as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.0; 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.

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