Lightning Bolt (BM 323)
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Lightning Bolt (BM 323) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.8, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lightning Bolt
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lightning Bolt 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 Lightning Bolt, 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 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Dancing Butterfly | PPL-20 | 88.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Morning | 3007-2C | 87 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Joyful | 1107-2 | 85 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Lightning Bolt (LRV 82.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Lightning Bolt
Darker than Lightning Bolt
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 323 |
| Hex | #FAF1C5 |
| RGB | 250, 241, 197 |
| HSL | 50°, 84%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -3.8, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lightning Bolt (BM 323), published as #FAF1C5
#E9E6C4
#FFFCC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lightning Bolt (BM 323)?
- Lightning Bolt has an LRV of 82.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lightning Bolt is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lightning Bolt in another brand?
- Dancing Butterfly (Behr PPL-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lightning Bolt warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lightning Bolt as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.