Traditional Yellow
170 · Benjamin Moore
YellowView Traditional Yellow 170 on the Benjamin Moore site ↗Hex
#F6E1AA
LRV
72
Family
Yellow
170
Color profile
Light value
72 · Very light
Undertone
Warm warm, golden lean
Family
Yellow
“Softly faded, this buttery yellow offers just the right amount of bright color.”— Benjamin Moore
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 72 Very light · reflects most light and reads bright
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Traditional YellowThis colorTraditional YellowBenjamin Moore · 170
CoordinatingCloud WhiteBenjamin Moore · OC-130CoordinatingMountain Peak WhiteBenjamin Moore · OC-121CoordinatingIn Your EyesBenjamin Moore · 715CoordinatingWhite DownBenjamin Moore · OC-131Similar colors
Tap any color to compareTraditional Yellow vs Shooting Star
72LRV77
#F6E1AAHex#FCE6B0
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Traditional Yellow vs Golden Lab
72LRV69
#F6E1AAHex#F1DBAA
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Traditional Yellow vs Hawthorne Yellow
72LRV71
#F6E1AAHex#F5E1A4
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Traditional Yellow vs Good Vibrations
72LRV79
#F6E1AAHex#FDE9B5
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareTraditional Yellow vs Visionary
72LRV73
#F6E1AAHex#F6E0A9
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Visionary is near-identical compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Pecan Cream
72LRV77
#F6E1AAHex#F7E1AB
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Pecan Cream is near-identical · 4 points lighter compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Glad Yellow
72LRV76
#F6E1AAHex#F5E1AC
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Glad Yellow is near-identical · 4 points lighter compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Corn Silk
72LRV77
#F6E1AAHex#F9E4AE
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Corn Silk is near-identical · 5 points lighter compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Lantern Light
72LRV76
#F6E1AAHex#F4E1AE
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Lantern Light is very close match · 4 points lighter · cooler compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Kelsey's Curls
72LRV75
#F6E1AAHex#F2E0A8
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Kelsey's Curls is very close match · 3 points lighter compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Gold Thread
72LRV82
#F6E1AAHex#FEE8B0
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Gold Thread is very close match · 10 points lighter compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Lively Yellow
72LRV83
#F6E1AAHex#FFE9B1
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Lively Yellow is very close match · 11 points lighter compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Dayroom Yellow
72LRV75
#F6E1AAHex#F2E0A1
YellowFamilyYellow
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Dayroom Yellow is very close match · 3 points lighter · warmer compared with Traditional Yellow.
Traditional Yellow vs Bombazine
72LRV68
#F6E1AAHex#E8D5A8
YellowFamilyBeige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Bombazine is close match · 5 points darker · cooler compared with Traditional Yellow.
The full strip
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Traditional Yellow, answered
What is the LRV of Traditional Yellow?
Traditional Yellow (170) by Benjamin Moore has a Light Reflectance Value of 72, so it reflects most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the very light range.
Is Traditional Yellow a warm or cool color?
Traditional Yellow has a warm undertone (warm, golden lean).
What is the closest match to Traditional Yellow from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Traditional Yellow is Visionary (PPG1210-3) by PPG, near-identical.
Benjamin Moore · 170
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