St. Elmo's Fire (BM 362)
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St. Elmo's Fire (BM 362) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.9, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with St. Elmo's Fire
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for St. Elmo's Fire 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 St. Elmo's Fire, 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 | Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Neon Light | 380B-5 | 74.8 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Golden Mist | 3007-1C | 73 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dilly Dally | 1213-6 | 71 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to St. Elmo's Fire (LRV 65.9) by LRV.
Lighter than St. Elmo's Fire
Darker than St. Elmo's Fire
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 362 |
| Hex | #F1DA57 |
| RGB | 241, 218, 87 |
| HSL | 51°, 85%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -6.8, 65.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
St. Elmo's Fire (BM 362), published as #F1DA57
#E2D058
#FFE453
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of St. Elmo's Fire (BM 362)?
- St. Elmo's Fire has an LRV of 65.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so St. Elmo's Fire is a light color.
- What is the closest match to St. Elmo's Fire in another brand?
- Dilly Dally (PPG 1213-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is St. Elmo's Fire warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists St. Elmo's Fire as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 65.2; 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.