Firefly (BM 299)
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Firefly (BM 299) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.7, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Firefly
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Firefly 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 Firefly, 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 | Overjoy | SW 6689 | 58 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Golden Chalice | 360D-5 | 55.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Lemon | 3006-3B | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sol De Yucatan | 17-18 | 62 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Firefly (LRV 54.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Firefly
Darker than Firefly
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 299 |
| Hex | #EEC463 |
| RGB | 238, 196, 99 |
| HSL | 42°, 80%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, 4.0, 53.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Firefly (BM 299), published as #EEC463
#DFBA63
#FECE61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Firefly (BM 299)?
- Firefly has an LRV of 54.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Firefly is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Firefly in another brand?
- Overjoy (SW 6689) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Firefly warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Firefly as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 53.5; 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.