Shooting Star (BM 304)
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Shooting Star (BM 304) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.6, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shooting Star
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Shooting Star 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 Shooting Star, 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 | Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Gold Thread | P280-2 | 81.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Wish | 3005-2B | 83 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Corn Silk | 12-01 | 79 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Shooting Star (LRV 76.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Shooting Star
Darker than Shooting Star
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 304 |
| Hex | #FCE6B0 |
| RGB | 252, 230, 176 |
| HSL | 43°, 93%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, -0.3, 29.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shooting Star (BM 304), published as #FCE6B0
#ECDCAF
#FFF0AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shooting Star (BM 304)?
- Shooting Star has an LRV of 76.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shooting Star is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Shooting Star in another brand?
- Corn Silk (PPG 12-01) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shooting Star warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Shooting Star as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.1; 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.