Counting Stars (BM 282)
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Counting Stars (BM 282) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.4, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Counting Stars
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Counting Stars by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Counting Stars, 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 | Daybreak | SW 6700 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Flashpoint | P320-1 | 88.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Yellow Bliss | 3008-4C | 86 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silk Sails | 1206-2 | 85 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Counting Stars (LRV 83.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Counting Stars
Darker than Counting Stars
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 282 |
| Hex | #F7F0CE |
| RGB | 247, 240, 206 |
| HSL | 50°, 72%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.6, -3.1, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Counting Stars (BM 282), published as #F7F0CE
#E6E5CC
#FFFBCE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Counting Stars (BM 282)?
- Counting Stars has an LRV of 83.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Counting Stars is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Counting Stars in another brand?
- Flashpoint (Behr P320-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Counting Stars warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Counting Stars as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.