Glowing Apricot (BM 165)
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Glowing Apricot (BM 165) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.3, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glowing Apricot
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Glowing Apricot 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 Glowing Apricot, 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 | Honey Blush | SW 6660 | 67 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Honey Butter | 320C-3 | 67.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Delightful Moon | 3004-6A | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Toffee Crunch | 1207-4 | 65 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Glowing Apricot (LRV 63.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Glowing Apricot
Darker than Glowing Apricot
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 165 |
| Hex | #F3CF9C |
| RGB | 243, 207, 156 |
| HSL | 35°, 78%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, 5.6, 30.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glowing Apricot (BM 165), published as #F3CF9C
#E3C59B
#FFD99B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glowing Apricot (BM 165)?
- Glowing Apricot has an LRV of 63.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glowing Apricot is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glowing Apricot in another brand?
- Honey Blush (SW 6660) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glowing Apricot warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Glowing Apricot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.1; 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.