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Camel Back 1103
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Camel Back sits at L* 70.5, a* 7.7, b* 31.3. Its hue angle is 76° and its chroma is 32.2, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 84%.
LRV 40.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.1, Camel Back is lighter than 44% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Camel Back
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Gold | SW 9024 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Stonebriar | SW 7693 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Fleece | SW 6388 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Camel Back
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter Nut | HDC-AC-13 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Corkboard | BIC-30 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Sesame | PMD-79 | 1.72 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gingerbread Man | 1111 | 0.70 | Practically identical | |
| Guesthouse | 1117 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Roxbury Caramel | HC-42 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Acorn Yellow | 2161-40 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tavern Ochre | CW-375 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Creamy Custard | 1145 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Toffee Cream CC-380 · lighter, LRV 43.7
- Toffee Cream 1138 · lighter, LRV 43.7
- Barley Grass 271 · lighter, LRV 44.4
- Grenada Hills Gold 229 · darker, LRV 37.1
- Blair Gold HC-22 · darker, LRV 37.8
- Farm Fresh AF-360 · darker, LRV 37.1
Colors that go with Camel Back
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Wave 2065-50 · complementary (180°)
- Coral Glow 026 · analogous (−30°)
- Agave AF-420 · analogous (+30°)
- Teal Tone 663 · triadic (120°)
- Amethyst Cream 2071-50 · triadic (240°)
Camel Back vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 40.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 40.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 9.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.