Yellow (BM 2022-10)
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Yellow (BM 2022-10) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.6, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for 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 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 | Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 64 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Lemon Zest | S-G-390 | 68.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Yellow Mustard | 3007-1A | 64 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flirtatious | 1212-7 | 70 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellow (LRV 60.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow
Darker than Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2022-10 |
| Hex | #FFD400 |
| RGB | 255, 212, 0 |
| HSL | 50°, 100%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, -0.4, 86.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow (BM 2022-10), published as #FFD400
#F0CA10
#FFDE00
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow (BM 2022-10)?
- Yellow has an LRV of 60.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow in another brand?
- Lemon Zest (Behr S-G-390) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 86.6; 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.