Yellow Flash (BM 2021-10)
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Yellow Flash (BM 2021-10) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.3, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Flash
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellow Flash 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 Yellow Flash, 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 | Goldfinch | SW 6905 | 55 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Empire Yellow | 340B-7 | 57.7 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gold Abundance | 3003-1A | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fall Gold | 1205-7 | 57 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellow Flash (LRV 53.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Flash
Darker than Yellow Flash
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2021-10 |
| Hex | #FFBD00 |
| RGB | 255, 189, 0 |
| HSL | 44°, 100%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, 11.4, 82.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Flash (BM 2021-10), published as #FFBD00
#F0B30E
#FFC700
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Flash (BM 2021-10)?
- Yellow Flash has an LRV of 53.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Flash is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Flash in another brand?
- Empire Yellow (Behr 340B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow Flash warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow Flash as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 82.7; 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.