Freedom Trail (BM 277)
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Freedom Trail (BM 277) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 58.7, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Freedom Trail
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Freedom Trail 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 Freedom Trail, 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 | Chartreuse | SW 0073 | 64 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Starfruit | P330-4 | 63.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Crushed Cumin | 6008-6A | 55 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Grassroots | 11-03 | 55 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Freedom Trail (LRV 58.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Freedom Trail
Darker than Freedom Trail
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 277 |
| Hex | #E1CC81 |
| RGB | 225, 204, 129 |
| HSL | 47°, 62%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, -2.9, 40.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Freedom Trail (BM 277), published as #E1CC81
#D1C280
#F1D680
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Freedom Trail (BM 277)?
- Freedom Trail has an LRV of 58.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Freedom Trail is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Freedom Trail in another brand?
- Starfruit (Behr P330-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Freedom Trail warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Freedom Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.0; 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.