San Mateo Beaches (BM 924)
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San Mateo Beaches (BM 924) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.4, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with San Mateo Beaches
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for San Mateo Beaches 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 San Mateo Beaches, 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 | Full Moon | SW 6679 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Solstice | ECC-22-1 | 79.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Homey Cream | 3007-6B | 76 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Wheat | 12-05 | 79 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to San Mateo Beaches (LRV 76.4) by LRV.
Lighter than San Mateo Beaches
Darker than San Mateo Beaches
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 924 |
| Hex | #F4E3BE |
| RGB | 244, 227, 190 |
| HSL | 41°, 71%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, 0.1, 20.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
San Mateo Beaches (BM 924), published as #F4E3BE
#E3D9BC
#FFEDBE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of San Mateo Beaches (BM 924)?
- San Mateo Beaches has an LRV of 76.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so San Mateo Beaches is a light color.
- What is the closest match to San Mateo Beaches in another brand?
- Winter Wheat (PPG 12-05) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is San Mateo Beaches warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists San Mateo Beaches as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.2; 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.