Flower Power (BM 398)
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Flower Power (BM 398) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Flower Power
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Flower Power 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 Flower Power, 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 | Center Stage | SW 6920 | 48 | 5.6 | clearly different |
| Behr | Grape Green | 400B-5 | 57.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Lavish Lime | 6008-10B | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Slap Happy | 1217-7 | 56 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Flower Power (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Flower Power
Darker than Flower Power
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 398 |
| Hex | #CECE4A |
| RGB | 206, 206, 74 |
| HSL | 60°, 57%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -16.1, 63.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Flower Power (BM 398), published as #CECE4A
#BFC44B
#DDD846
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Flower Power (BM 398)?
- Flower Power has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Flower Power is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Flower Power in another brand?
- Slap Happy (PPG 1217-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Flower Power warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Flower Power as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 63.1; 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.