Lemon Drops (BM 2019-50)
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Lemon Drops (BM 2019-50) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Drops
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lemon Drops 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 Lemon Drops, 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 | Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 77 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Rise And Shine | P300-4 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Like Butter | 3005-2A | 80 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Lemon Drops (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Drops
Darker than Lemon Drops
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2019-50 |
| Hex | #FFE89F |
| RGB | 255, 232, 159 |
| HSL | 46°, 100%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, -2.2, 38.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Drops (BM 2019-50), published as #FFE89F
#EFDE9E
#FFF39E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Drops (BM 2019-50)?
- Lemon Drops has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Drops is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Drops in another brand?
- Rise And Shine (Behr P300-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Drops warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lemon Drops as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.4; 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.