Bumble Bee Yellow (BM 2020-10)
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Bumble Bee Yellow (BM 2020-10) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.6, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bumble Bee Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bumble Bee 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 Bumble Bee 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 | Gusto Gold | SW 6904 | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Desert Glow | S-G-350 | 52.3 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Flame | 3002-1A | 54 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fall Gold | 1205-7 | 57 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Bumble Bee Yellow (LRV 49.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Bumble Bee Yellow
Darker than Bumble Bee Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2020-10 |
| Hex | #FFB000 |
| RGB | 255, 176, 0 |
| HSL | 41°, 100%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.5, 18.2, 80.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bumble Bee Yellow (BM 2020-10), published as #FFB000
#F0A60D
#FFBA00
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bumble Bee Yellow (BM 2020-10)?
- Bumble Bee Yellow has an LRV of 49.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bumble Bee Yellow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bumble Bee Yellow in another brand?
- Desert Glow (Behr S-G-350) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bumble Bee Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bumble Bee Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 80.6; 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.