Yorkshire Tan (BM HC-23)
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Yorkshire Tan (BM HC-23) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.9, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yorkshire Tan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yorkshire Tan 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 Yorkshire Tan, 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 | Earthy Ochre | SW 9532 | 43 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Oat Field | S320-4 | 42.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Dry Earth | 6008-4A | 43 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Earthy Cane | 1103-4 | 46 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yorkshire Tan (LRV 43.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Yorkshire Tan
Darker than Yorkshire Tan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-23 |
| Hex | #C0B08C |
| RGB | 192, 176, 140 |
| HSL | 42°, 29%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.3, 0.1, 20.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yorkshire Tan (BM HC-23), published as #C0B08C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yorkshire Tan (BM HC-23)?
- Yorkshire Tan has an LRV of 43.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yorkshire Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Yorkshire Tan in another brand?
- Earthy Ochre (SW 9532) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yorkshire Tan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yorkshire Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.6; 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.