Early Dawn (BM 338)
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Early Dawn (BM 338) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.5, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Early Dawn
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Early Dawn 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 Early Dawn, 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Resort | 400A-2 | 85.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Summer | 3008-2B | 86 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Butter | 1213-3 | 84 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Early Dawn (LRV 82.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Early Dawn
Darker than Early Dawn
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 338 |
| Hex | #FAF1BB |
| RGB | 250, 241, 187 |
| HSL | 51°, 86%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, -5.2, 27.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Early Dawn (BM 338), published as #FAF1BB
#E9E6BA
#FFFCBA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Early Dawn (BM 338)?
- Early Dawn has an LRV of 82.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Early Dawn is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Early Dawn in another brand?
- Summer Resort (Behr 400A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Early Dawn warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Early Dawn as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.2; 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.