Old Straw Hat (BM 337)
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Old Straw Hat (BM 337) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85.4, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Old Straw Hat
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Old Straw Hat 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 Old Straw Hat, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Candlelight Yellow | 400A-1 | 86.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Morning | 3007-2C | 87 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silk Star | 1108-2 | 85 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Old Straw Hat (LRV 85.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Old Straw Hat
Darker than Old Straw Hat
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 337 |
| Hex | #F9F2CA |
| RGB | 249, 242, 202 |
| HSL | 51°, 80%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.1, -4.0, 20.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Old Straw Hat (BM 337), published as #F9F2CA
#E8E7C8
#FFFDCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Old Straw Hat (BM 337)?
- Old Straw Hat has an LRV of 85.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Old Straw Hat is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Old Straw Hat in another brand?
- Summer Morning (Valspar 3007-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Old Straw Hat warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Old Straw Hat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.2; 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.