Little Angel (BM 318)
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Little Angel (BM 318) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.4, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Little Angel
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Little Angel 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 Little Angel, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Rise And Shine | P300-4 | 82 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lemon Twist | 3006-2B | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Little Angel (LRV 79.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Angel
Darker than Little Angel
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 318 |
| Hex | #FFEBA2 |
| RGB | 255, 235, 162 |
| HSL | 47°, 100%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, -3.4, 37.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Angel (BM 318), published as #FFEBA2
#EFE0A1
#FFF6A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Angel (BM 318)?
- Little Angel has an LRV of 79.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Angel is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Little Angel in another brand?
- Lemon Twist (Valspar 3006-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Little Angel warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Little Angel as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.9; 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.