Light Yellow (BM 2022-60)
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Light Yellow (BM 2022-60) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 84.3, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Light 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 Light 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Natural Light | P310-2 | 89 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Summer | 3008-2B | 86 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Joyful | 1107-2 | 85 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Light Yellow (LRV 84.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Yellow
Darker than Light Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2022-60 |
| Hex | #FDF5C4 |
| RGB | 253, 245, 196 |
| HSL | 52°, 93%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.1, -4.9, 24.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Yellow (BM 2022-60), published as #FDF5C4
#ECEAC3
#FFFFC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Yellow (BM 2022-60)?
- Light Yellow has an LRV of 84.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Yellow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Light Yellow in another brand?
- Natural Light (Behr P310-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Light Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.6; 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.