Happily Ever After (BM 173)
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Happily Ever After (BM 173) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.2, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Happily Ever After
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Happily Ever After 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 Happily Ever After, 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 | Butterfield | SW 6676 | 57 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Smiley Face | P260-6 | 63.9 | 0.1 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Maple Taffy | 3004-3C | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Pot | 1205-6 | 63 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Happily Ever After (LRV 60.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Happily Ever After
Darker than Happily Ever After
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 173 |
| Hex | #FFC963 |
| RGB | 255, 201, 99 |
| HSL | 39°, 100%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, 8.4, 57.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Happily Ever After (BM 173), published as #FFC963
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Happily Ever After (BM 173)?
- Happily Ever After has an LRV of 60.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Happily Ever After is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Happily Ever After in another brand?
- Smiley Face (Behr P260-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.1 (indistinguishable).
- Is Happily Ever After warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Happily Ever After as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 57.2; 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.