Orange Ice (BM 166)
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Orange Ice (BM 166) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Ice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Orange Ice 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 Ice, 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 | Bee's Wax | SW 7682 | 57 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Gold Buff | 310D-4 | 54.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Chime | 3006-5C | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bold Butterscotch | 12-08 | 51 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Orange Ice (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Ice
Darker than Orange Ice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 166 |
| Hex | #EBBC7F |
| RGB | 235, 188, 127 |
| HSL | 34°, 73%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, 9.3, 37.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Ice (BM 166), published as #EBBC7F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Ice (BM 166)?
- Orange Ice has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Ice is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Ice in another brand?
- Gold Buff (Behr 310D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orange Ice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Orange Ice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.2; 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.