Yellow Highlighter (BM 2021-40)
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Yellow Highlighter (BM 2021-40) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.9, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Highlighter
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellow Highlighter 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 Highlighter, 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 | Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Neon Light | 380B-5 | 74.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Yellow Chimes | 3011-1 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Dilly Dally | 1213-6 | 71 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellow Highlighter (LRV 70.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Highlighter
Darker than Yellow Highlighter
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2021-40 |
| Hex | #FFDE64 |
| RGB | 255, 222, 100 |
| HSL | 47°, 100%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -2.3, 62.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Highlighter (BM 2021-40), published as #FFDE64
#F0D464
#FFE861
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Highlighter (BM 2021-40)?
- Yellow Highlighter has an LRV of 70.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Highlighter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Highlighter in another brand?
- Yellow Chimes (Valspar 3011-1) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow Highlighter warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow Highlighter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 62.6; 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.