Crowne Hill Yellow (BM 312)
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Crowne Hill Yellow (BM 312) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.4, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crowne Hill Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crowne Hill Yellow 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 Crowne Hill Yellow, 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 | Sunny Veranda | SW 9017 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Straw Hat | 350B-5 | 75.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Toasted Wheat | 3001-2B | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Maui | 1210-4 | 69 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Crowne Hill Yellow (LRV 70.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Crowne Hill Yellow
Darker than Crowne Hill Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 312 |
| Hex | #FBDB90 |
| RGB | 251, 219, 144 |
| HSL | 42°, 93%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 1.3, 40.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crowne Hill Yellow (BM 312), published as #FBDB90
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crowne Hill Yellow (BM 312)?
- Crowne Hill Yellow has an LRV of 70.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crowne Hill Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crowne Hill Yellow in another brand?
- Straw Hat (Behr 350B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crowne Hill Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crowne Hill Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.9; 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.