Little Dipper (BM 324)
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Little Dipper (BM 324) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.4, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Little Dipper
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Little Dipper 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 Dipper, 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 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Firefly | P310-3 | 87.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Sun | 3007-2B | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Easy On The Eyes | 1211-3 | 84 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Little Dipper (LRV 82.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Dipper
Darker than Little Dipper
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 324 |
| Hex | #FCF0B6 |
| RGB | 252, 240, 182 |
| HSL | 50°, 92%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.5, -4.6, 29.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Dipper (BM 324), published as #FCF0B6
#EBE5B5
#FFFBB5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Dipper (BM 324)?
- Little Dipper has an LRV of 82.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Dipper is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Little Dipper in another brand?
- Summer Sun (Valspar 3007-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Little Dipper warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Little Dipper as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.6; 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.