Boardwalk (BM CC-410)
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Boardwalk (BM CC-410) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.8, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boardwalk
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Boardwalk 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 Boardwalk, 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 | Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 47 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Oak | QE-29 | 46.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Young At Heart | 3003-8A | 48 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cracker Bitz | 1087-5 | 46 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Boardwalk (LRV 46.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Boardwalk
Darker than Boardwalk
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-410 |
| Hex | #D5B387 |
| RGB | 213, 179, 135 |
| HSL | 34°, 48%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.9, 6.1, 27.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boardwalk (BM CC-410), published as #D5B387
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boardwalk (BM CC-410)?
- Boardwalk has an LRV of 46.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boardwalk is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Boardwalk in another brand?
- Young At Heart (Valspar 3003-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Boardwalk warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Boardwalk as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.1; 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.