Traditional Yellow (BM 170)
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Traditional Yellow (BM 170) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.1, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Traditional Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Traditional Yellow 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 Traditional Yellow, 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 | Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Corn | 370C-3 | 78.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Hazy Dawn | 3004-2B | 82 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Visionary | 1210-3 | 76 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Traditional Yellow (LRV 72.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Traditional Yellow
Darker than Traditional Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 170 |
| Hex | #F6E1AA |
| RGB | 246, 225, 170 |
| HSL | 43°, 81%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -0.8, 29.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Traditional Yellow (BM 170), published as #F6E1AA
#E6D7A9
#FFEBA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Traditional Yellow (BM 170)?
- Traditional Yellow has an LRV of 72.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Traditional Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Traditional Yellow in another brand?
- Visionary (PPG 1210-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Traditional Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Traditional Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.6; 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.