Pale Moon (BM 289)
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Pale Moon (BM 289) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.3, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Moon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Moon 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 Pale Moon, 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 | Lily | SW 6693 | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dandelion Tea | T15-9 | 82.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Maize | 3005-8C | 80 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Barely Butter | 1205-3 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Pale Moon (LRV 76.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Moon
Darker than Pale Moon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 289 |
| Hex | #F3E7BE |
| RGB | 243, 231, 190 |
| HSL | 46°, 69%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, -2.3, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Moon (BM 289), published as #F3E7BE
#E2DDBD
#FFF1BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Moon (BM 289)?
- Pale Moon has an LRV of 76.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Moon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Moon in another brand?
- Dandelion Tea (Behr T15-9) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Moon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Moon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.