Yellowstone (BM 202)
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Yellowstone (BM 202) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.7, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellowstone
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone, 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 | Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 58 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dandelion Wish | MQ4-12 | 52.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Butterscotch Lollipop | 3011-3 | 52 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sun Salutation | 12-03 | 57 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellowstone (LRV 47.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellowstone
Darker than Yellowstone
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 202 |
| Hex | #DEB866 |
| RGB | 222, 184, 102 |
| HSL | 41°, 65%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.5, 3.8, 46.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellowstone (BM 202), published as #DEB866
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellowstone (BM 202)?
- Yellowstone has an LRV of 47.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellowstone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Yellowstone in another brand?
- Dandelion Wish (Behr MQ4-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Yellowstone warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellowstone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.3; 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.