Squish-Squash (BM 311)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Squish-Squash (BM 311) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.6, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Squish-Squash
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Squish-Squash 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 Squish-Squash, 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 | Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 77 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Rite Of Spring | P300-3 | 83.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hazy Dawn | 3004-2B | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Cornfield Tan | FLLW785 | 81 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Squish-Squash (LRV 77.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Squish-Squash
Darker than Squish-Squash
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 311 |
| Hex | #FDE7A5 |
| RGB | 253, 231, 165 |
| HSL | 45°, 96%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, -1.8, 34.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Squish-Squash (BM 311), published as #FDE7A5
#EDDDA4
#FFF2A4
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Squish-Squash (BM 311)?
- Squish-Squash has an LRV of 77.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Squish-Squash is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Squish-Squash in another brand?
- Rite Of Spring (Behr P300-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Squish-Squash warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Squish-Squash as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.9; 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.