Yellow Roses (BM 353)
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Yellow Roses (BM 353) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Roses
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellow Roses 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 Yellow Roses, 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 | Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 78 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Lemon Curd | HDC-SP16-03 | 73.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Lemon Curd | 3007-2A | 79 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Citrus Punch | 1212-5 | 81 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellow Roses (LRV 73.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Roses
Darker than Yellow Roses
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 353 |
| Hex | #F6E485 |
| RGB | 246, 228, 133 |
| HSL | 50°, 86%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, -6.3, 48.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Roses (BM 353), published as #F6E485
#E6DA84
#FFEF83
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Roses (BM 353)?
- Yellow Roses has an LRV of 73.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Roses is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Roses in another brand?
- Citrus Punch (PPG 1212-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Yellow Roses warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow Roses as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 48.4; 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.