Mother Earth
376 · #DBC988 · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Mother Earth59
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Mother Earth, Really?
Mother Earth reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 376 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mother Earth
Mother Earth 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.
How Lighting Changes Mother Earth
At LRV 59, Mother Earth is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.
Most complaints about Mother Earth are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 376 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Pale MossSW 9027 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ripe Wheat310E-3 · Behr | 3.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Artichoke MistP019 · Valspar | 2.3 | 60.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Serene ScenePPG1110-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden Kiwi60YY 57/304 · Glidden | 2.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chickadee Yellow120-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Mother Earth within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DBC988 in HSL space. Pair Mother Earth with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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