Pineapple Smoothy (BM 142)
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Pineapple Smoothy (BM 142) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.2, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pineapple Smoothy
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pineapple Smoothy by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pineapple Smoothy, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Honeypot | SW 9663 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Golden Nectar | P250-2 | 80.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Shoreline | 3006-6B | 75 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Dusty Yellow | 1209-3 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Pineapple Smoothy (LRV 74.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Pineapple Smoothy
Darker than Pineapple Smoothy
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 142 |
| Hex | #FAE0B2 |
| RGB | 250, 224, 178 |
| HSL | 38°, 88%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, 2.2, 25.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pineapple Smoothy (BM 142), published as #FAE0B2
#EAD6B1
#FFEAB1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pineapple Smoothy (BM 142)?
- Pineapple Smoothy has an LRV of 74.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pineapple Smoothy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pineapple Smoothy in another brand?
- Shoreline (Valspar 3006-6B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pineapple Smoothy warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pineapple Smoothy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.