Turkish Bay Leaf (BM CSP-885)
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Turkish Bay Leaf (BM CSP-885) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.4, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Turkish Bay Leaf
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Turkish Bay Leaf 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 Turkish Bay Leaf, 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 | Hearts of Palm | SW 6415 | 54 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wheat Grass | PPU9-11 | 51.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Olive Marinade | 6007-5C | 55 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Country Style | 11-04 | 52 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Turkish Bay Leaf (LRV 49.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Turkish Bay Leaf
Darker than Turkish Bay Leaf
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-885 |
| Hex | #C9BF80 |
| RGB | 201, 191, 128 |
| HSL | 52°, 40%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.8, -5.8, 33.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Turkish Bay Leaf (BM CSP-885), published as #C9BF80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Turkish Bay Leaf (BM CSP-885)?
- Turkish Bay Leaf has an LRV of 49.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Turkish Bay Leaf is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Turkish Bay Leaf in another brand?
- Wheat Grass (Behr PPU9-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Turkish Bay Leaf warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Turkish Bay Leaf as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.1; 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.