Lemon Meringue (BM 2023-50)
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Lemon Meringue (BM 2023-50) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.1, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Meringue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lemon Meringue 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 Lemon Meringue, 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 | Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 78 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pear | 400A-3 | 80 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Chickery Chick | 3008-2A | 81 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Calabash | 1213-5 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Lemon Meringue (LRV 81.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Meringue
Darker than Lemon Meringue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2023-50 |
| Hex | #FEF0A1 |
| RGB | 254, 240, 161 |
| HSL | 51°, 98%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -6.4, 39.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Meringue (BM 2023-50), published as #FEF0A1
#EEE5A0
#FFFBA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Meringue (BM 2023-50)?
- Lemon Meringue has an LRV of 81.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Meringue is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Meringue in another brand?
- Calabash (PPG 1213-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Lemon Meringue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lemon Meringue as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.9; 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.