Banan-Appeal (BM 332)
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Banan-Appeal (BM 332) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Banan-Appeal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Banan-Appeal 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 Banan-Appeal, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Resort | 400A-2 | 85.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Summer | 3008-2B | 86 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sunbeam | 1212-3 | 83 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Banan-Appeal (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Banan-Appeal
Darker than Banan-Appeal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 332 |
| Hex | #FAF1B8 |
| RGB | 250, 241, 184 |
| HSL | 52°, 87%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.6, -5.6, 28.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Banan-Appeal (BM 332), published as #FAF1B8
#E9E6B7
#FFFCB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Banan-Appeal (BM 332)?
- Banan-Appeal has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Banan-Appeal is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Banan-Appeal in another brand?
- Summer Resort (Behr 400A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Banan-Appeal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Banan-Appeal as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.7; 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.