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BENJAMIN MOORE · CW-400

Benjamin Moore Damask Yellow#E8CD83 · LRV 61

Damask Yellow reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CW-400 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE DAMASK YELLOW
RGB 232, 205, 131 LRV 61

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Damask Yellow
SKU CW-400
Hex #E8CD83
RGB 232, 205, 131
HSL 44°, 69%, 71%
LRV 61
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Benjamin Moore Damask Yellow

At LRV 61, Damask Yellow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Damask Yellow is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Sweet Angelica
SKU 0806 · #E8D08E · LRV 64
ΔE 1.77 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5444
#E2C779
Waffle Cone
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 58
DE5437
#E2C681
Biscotti
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 58
DE5451
#E2CA73
Dijon Mustard
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 60
DE5332
#EECB88
Burmese Tan
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 63
DE5374
#EEC87C
Almond Cookie
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 61

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All yellow at Valspar →
8002-25D
#E2CC8B
Papyrus Plant
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 61
V056-2
#E2CC8B
Papyrus Plant
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 61.3
8002-24C
#E5CB8D
Home Brew
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 61
P054
#E5CB8D
Home Brew
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 61.2
8001-26D
#E2D388
Master Gardener
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 64

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.4
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 68
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 50
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 9.67 · LRV 62

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.49
All yellow at Behr →
M320-4
#E5D18F
Abstract
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 64
310E-3
#E2C78C
Ripe Wheat
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 59
M290-4
#F0C776
Garbanzo Paste
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 61
350D-4
#EDC56D
Wild Bamboo
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 59
HDC-CL-16
#F3C98C
Beacon Yellow
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 63

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 65
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 67
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 69
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 59
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.6
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 12.87 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.64 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 16.33 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.53 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9022
#F1CD7B
Yellow Bird
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 64
SW 73
#E1D286
Chartreuse
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 64
SW 6702
#E6D88E
Lively Yellow
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 68
SW 6682
#F6C973
June Day
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 63
SW 6667
#F6CD8E
Afterglow
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 65

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.35
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1108-4
#E5D295
Wayward Wind
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 65
17-18
#F1C96A
Sol De Yucatan
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 62
1208-4
#ECC481
Gold Buff
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 59
1209-4
#F3C775
Yukon Gold
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 61
1204-5
#F9C982
Chunk Of Cheddar
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 64

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.48
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 10.14 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 13.15 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 14.15 · LRV 66

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Damask Yellow within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

277
Freedom Trail
LRV 59
200
Westminster Gold
LRV 60
HC-12
Concord Ivory
LRV 60
292
Goldfield
LRV 62
215
Yosemite Yellow
LRV 57
180
Beverly Hills
LRV 59

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E8CD83 in HSL space. Pair Damask Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E8CD83 + #839EE8
TRIADIC
#E8CD83 · #83E8CD · #CD83E8
ANALOGOUS
#E89A83 · #E8CD83 · #D1E883

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.56:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.49:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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