Orange Froth (BM 151)
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Orange Froth (BM 151) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.5, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Froth
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Orange Froth 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 Orange Froth, 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 | Sun Salutation | SW 9664 | 66 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Marsh Marigold | P250-3 | 72.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lazy Sun | 3006-6A | 71 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Doodle | 1204-4 | 75 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Orange Froth (LRV 69.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Froth
Darker than Orange Froth
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 151 |
| Hex | #FFD99F |
| RGB | 255, 217, 159 |
| HSL | 36°, 100%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 5.4, 33.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Froth (BM 151), published as #FFD99F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Froth (BM 151)?
- Orange Froth has an LRV of 69.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Froth is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Froth in another brand?
- Marsh Marigold (Behr P250-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orange Froth warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Orange Froth as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.5; 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.