Birdhouse (BM 316)
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Birdhouse (BM 316) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.1, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Birdhouse
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Birdhouse 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 Birdhouse, 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Dancing Butterfly | PPL-20 | 88.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Morning | 3007-2C | 87 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Joyful | 1107-2 | 85 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Birdhouse (LRV 83.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Birdhouse
Darker than Birdhouse
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 316 |
| Hex | #FAF1C6 |
| RGB | 250, 241, 198 |
| HSL | 50°, 84%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -3.7, 21.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Birdhouse (BM 316), published as #FAF1C6
#E9E6C4
#FFFCC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Birdhouse (BM 316)?
- Birdhouse has an LRV of 83.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Birdhouse is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Birdhouse in another brand?
- Dancing Butterfly (Behr PPL-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Birdhouse warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Birdhouse as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.9; 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.