Honeymoon (BM AF-345)
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Honeymoon (BM AF-345) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.6, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honeymoon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Honeymoon 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 Honeymoon, 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 | Cupola Yellow | SW 7692 | 53 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Camel | 350F-5 | 52.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Harpswell Green | 3007-5C | 54 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hummus | 16-10 | 52 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Honeymoon (LRV 50.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Honeymoon
Darker than Honeymoon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-345 |
| Hex | #D8BA87 |
| RGB | 216, 186, 135 |
| HSL | 38°, 51%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.0, 3.6, 29.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honeymoon (BM AF-345), published as #D8BA87
#C8B086
#E8C486
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honeymoon (BM AF-345)?
- Honeymoon has an LRV of 50.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honeymoon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Honeymoon in another brand?
- Hummus (PPG 16-10) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Honeymoon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Honeymoon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.8; 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.