Yellow Squash
2161-50 · #E3C9AA · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Yellow Squash60
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Yellow Squash, Really?
Yellow Squash reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2161-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Squash
Yellow Squash 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Yellow Squash
At LRV 60, Yellow Squash 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.
Most complaints about Yellow Squash 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 2161-50 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 | Interactive CreamSW 6113 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Irish CreamMQ2-08 · Behr | 0.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Holmes Cream3004-10B · Valspar | 1.4 | 58.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pumpkin CreamPPG1080-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pumpkin CreamPPG1080-2 · Glidden | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Melodious Ivory313-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Squash 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 #E3C9AA in HSL space. Pair Yellow Squash with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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