Spring Dust
2150-40 · #D3C281 · LRV 53 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Spring Dust53
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Spring Dust, Really?
Spring Dust reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2150-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spring Dust
Spring Dust 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 Spring Dust
At LRV 53, Spring Dust 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 Spring Dust 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 2150-40 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 | Hearts of PalmSW 6415 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Camel350F-5 · Behr | 1.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Further Afield8002-25E · Valspar | 1.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Citrus YellowPPG1109-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pickled Sage60YY 53/330 · Glidden | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Winsome Ecru220-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.8 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Spring Dust 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 #D3C281 in HSL space. Pair Spring Dust with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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