Yellow Finch (BM 2024-40)

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Yellow Finch (BM 2024-40) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Finch
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellow Finch 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 Finch, 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 | Funky Yellow | SW 6913 | 65 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Plastic Lime | T15-15 | 70.4 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pineapple Mousse | 3008-3C | 69 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Canary Yellow | 1215-4 | 72 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellow Finch (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Finch
Darker than Yellow Finch
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2024-40 |
| Hex | #ECDC71 |
| RGB | 236, 220, 113 |
| HSL | 52°, 76%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -8.1, 53.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Finch (BM 2024-40), published as #ECDC71
#DCD271
#FCE76F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Finch (BM 2024-40)?
- Yellow Finch has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Finch is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Finch in another brand?
- Plastic Lime (Behr T15-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow Finch warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow Finch as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 53.9; 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.