Falling Star (BM 351)
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Falling Star (BM 351) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 84.8, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Falling Star
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Falling Star 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 Falling Star, 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 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dancing Butterfly | PPL-20 | 88.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Lime Kiss | 6008-9A | 82 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Banana Pudding | 1212-2 | 85 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Falling Star (LRV 84.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Falling Star
Darker than Falling Star
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 351 |
| Hex | #F8F3C5 |
| RGB | 248, 243, 197 |
| HSL | 54°, 78%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.2, -5.6, 22.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Falling Star (BM 351), published as #F8F3C5
#E7E8C4
#FFFEC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Falling Star (BM 351)?
- Falling Star has an LRV of 84.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Falling Star is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Falling Star in another brand?
- Banana Pudding (PPG 1212-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Falling Star warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Falling Star as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.8; 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.