Luminaire (BM 374)
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Luminaire (BM 374) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.8, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Luminaire
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Luminaire 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 Luminaire, 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 | Moonraker | SW 6701 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Yellow Wax Pepper | PPU9-13 | 77.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Heart of Palm | 6008-5B | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Star Bright | 1109-2 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Luminaire (LRV 71.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Luminaire
Darker than Luminaire
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 374 |
| Hex | #EAE0B1 |
| RGB | 234, 224, 177 |
| HSL | 49°, 58%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, -3.9, 24.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Luminaire (BM 374), published as #EAE0B1
#D9D6B0
#FBEAB0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Luminaire (BM 374)?
- Luminaire has an LRV of 71.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Luminaire is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Luminaire in another brand?
- Star Bright (PPG 1109-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Luminaire warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Luminaire as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.3; 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.