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Country Comfort 305
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Country Comfort sits at L* 87.4, a* 3.1, b* 36.9. Its hue angle is 85° and its chroma is 37.1, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 94%.
LRV 67.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 67.0, Country Comfort is lighter than 74% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Country Comfort
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Yellow | SW 2865 | 0.85 | Practically identical | |
| Jonquil | SW 6674 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Naples Yellow | SW 9021 | 1.11 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Country Comfort
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applesauce | 350C-3 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Cornmeal | 310B-4 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Honey Tone | 360C-3 | 1.97 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywheat | 179 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Sweet Butter | 171 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Suntan Yellow | 2155-50 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Crowne Hill Yellow | 312 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Governor's Gold | CW-395 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Moir Gold | CW-280 | 2.58 | 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.
- Yellow Haze 2017-50 · lighter, LRV 73.2
- Sunny Side Up 367 · lighter, LRV 71.9
- Hawthorne Yellow HC-4 · lighter, LRV 71.3
- Broadway Lights 298 · darker, LRV 63.6
- Vellum 207 · darker, LRV 63.3
- Glowing Apricot 165 · darker, LRV 63.3
Colors that go with Country Comfort
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Caribbean Coast 2065-60 · complementary (180°)
- Summer Peach Tree 088 · analogous (−30°)
- Neon 402 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropicana Cabana 2048-50 · triadic (120°)
- Valentine's Day 2077-60 · triadic (240°)
Country Comfort vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 3.5) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 67.0), more blue/cool, more green.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 4.5) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 67.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Philadelphia Cream (Benjamin Moore HC-30, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 69.1 vs 67.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.