Sunflower Fields (BM 174)
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Sunflower Fields (BM 174) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.1, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunflower Fields
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sunflower Fields 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 Sunflower Fields, 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 | Goldenrod | SW 6677 | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Goldenrod Field | PMD-20 | 50.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Moon | 3004-3B | 53 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sunflower Fields (LRV 49.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunflower Fields
Darker than Sunflower Fields
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 174 |
| Hex | #F5B54F |
| RGB | 245, 181, 79 |
| HSL | 37°, 89%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, 13.5, 59.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunflower Fields (BM 174), published as #F5B54F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunflower Fields (BM 174)?
- Sunflower Fields has an LRV of 49.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunflower Fields is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sunflower Fields in another brand?
- Golden Moon (Valspar 3004-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sunflower Fields warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sunflower Fields as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 59.3; 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.