Barely Yellow (BM 2025-70)
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Barely Yellow (BM 2025-70) is a very light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 88.4, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barely Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Barely Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Barely 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Monet Moonrise | 410A-1 | 85.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Ambrosia Mist | 6003-5A | 86 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Giggle | 1217-1 | 85 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Barely Yellow (LRV 88.4) by LRV.
Darker than Barely Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2025-70 |
| Hex | #F7F8DB |
| RGB | 247, 248, 219 |
| HSL | 62°, 67%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.8, -5.2, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barely Yellow (BM 2025-70), published as #F7F8DB
#E5EDD9
#FFFFD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barely Yellow (BM 2025-70)?
- Barely Yellow has an LRV of 88.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barely Yellow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Barely Yellow in another brand?
- Giggle (PPG 1217-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Barely Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Barely Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; 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.