Yellow Hibiscus (BM 357)
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Yellow Hibiscus (BM 357) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.9, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Hibiscus
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Yellow Hibiscus 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 Hibiscus, 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 | Eye Catching | SW 6914 | 50 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pepperoncini | HDC-SM16-10 | 55.2 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Golden Meadow | 3008-3B | 56 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gone Giddy | 1216-7 | 56 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Yellow Hibiscus (LRV 54.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Hibiscus
Darker than Yellow Hibiscus
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 357 |
| Hex | #E2C839 |
| RGB | 226, 200, 57 |
| HSL | 51°, 74%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -5.5, 70.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Hibiscus (BM 357), published as #E2C839
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Hibiscus (BM 357)?
- Yellow Hibiscus has an LRV of 54.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Hibiscus is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Hibiscus in another brand?
- Gone Giddy (PPG 1216-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Yellow Hibiscus warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Yellow Hibiscus as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 70.0; 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.