Yellow Bisque (BM 220)
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Yellow Bisque (BM 220) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.9, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Bisque
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellow Bisque 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 Bisque, 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 | Lucent Yellow | SW 6400 | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Lemon Drop | UL180-11 | 68.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Pears | 1105-3 | 68 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellow Bisque (LRV 65.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Bisque
Darker than Yellow Bisque
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 220 |
| Hex | #E8D6AB |
| RGB | 232, 214, 171 |
| HSL | 42°, 57%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -0.3, 23.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Bisque (BM 220), published as #E8D6AB
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#F9E0AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Bisque (BM 220)?
- Yellow Bisque has an LRV of 65.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Bisque is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Bisque in another brand?
- Lemon Drop (Behr UL180-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow Bisque warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow Bisque as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.5; 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.