Showtime (BM 293)
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Showtime (BM 293) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.5, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Showtime
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Showtime 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 Showtime, 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 | Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 58 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Golden Chalice | 360D-5 | 55.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sunday Brunch | 3005-3B | 58 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Turner's Yellow | 1106-4 | 57 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Showtime (LRV 53.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Showtime
Darker than Showtime
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 293 |
| Hex | #E4C368 |
| RGB | 228, 195, 104 |
| HSL | 44°, 70%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, 0.7, 49.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Showtime (BM 293), published as #E4C368
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Showtime (BM 293)?
- Showtime has an LRV of 53.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Showtime is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Showtime in another brand?
- Quilt Gold (SW 6696) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Showtime warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Showtime as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 49.5; 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.