Tavern Ochre (BM CW-375)
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Tavern Ochre (BM CW-375) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 45.6, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tavern Ochre
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tavern Ochre 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 Tavern Ochre, 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 | Tarnished Trumpet | SW 9026 | 47 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Mustard Field | HDC-AC-08 | 47 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ambitious | 3005-5C | 47 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Drops Of Honey | 1090-4 | 46 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Tavern Ochre (LRV 45.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Tavern Ochre
Darker than Tavern Ochre
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-375 |
| Hex | #D6AE73 |
| RGB | 214, 174, 115 |
| HSL | 36°, 55%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.4, 7.0, 35.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tavern Ochre (BM CW-375), published as #D6AE73
#C7A472
#E6B872
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tavern Ochre (BM CW-375)?
- Tavern Ochre has an LRV of 45.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tavern Ochre is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tavern Ochre in another brand?
- Mustard Field (Behr HDC-AC-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tavern Ochre warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tavern Ochre as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.7; 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.