Shelburne Buff (BM HC-28)
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Shelburne Buff (BM HC-28) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.2, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shelburne Buff
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Shelburne Buff 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 Shelburne Buff, 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 | Harmonic Tan | SW 6136 | 45 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Spring Wheat | MQ2-30 | 48 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Dining Room Gold | 3006-8A | 49 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Somber | 1093-4 | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Shelburne Buff (LRV 47.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Shelburne Buff
Darker than Shelburne Buff
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-28 |
| Hex | #CBB58D |
| RGB | 203, 181, 141 |
| HSL | 39°, 37%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, 1.9, 23.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shelburne Buff (BM HC-28), published as #CBB58D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shelburne Buff (BM HC-28)?
- Shelburne Buff has an LRV of 47.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shelburne Buff is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Shelburne Buff in another brand?
- Somber (PPG 1093-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shelburne Buff warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Shelburne Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.3; 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.