Hay Stack (BM 317)
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Hay Stack (BM 317) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.1, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hay Stack
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hay Stack 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 Hay Stack, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Joyous | ICC-50 | 85.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Sun | 3007-2B | 85 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Easy On The Eyes | 1211-3 | 84 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Hay Stack (LRV 81.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Hay Stack
Darker than Hay Stack
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 317 |
| Hex | #FDEEB2 |
| RGB | 253, 238, 178 |
| HSL | 48°, 95%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.0, -3.7, 30.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hay Stack (BM 317), published as #FDEEB2
#ECE3B1
#FFF9B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hay Stack (BM 317)?
- Hay Stack has an LRV of 81.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hay Stack is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Hay Stack in another brand?
- Joyous (Behr ICC-50) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hay Stack warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hay Stack as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.9; 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.