Traditional Yellow

Benjamin Moore

Color Code:170
Hex Code:#F6E1AA
RGB:246, 225, 170
LRV (Light Reflectance Value):approx. 76.3
Category:yellow
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Traditional Yellow in the light of your own room

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How Traditional Yellow behaves on a wall

Our estimate, worked out from the hex colour, puts the light reflectance value of this Benjamin Moore shade at about 76.3; Benjamin Moore's own figure may differ. At an estimated LRV of 76.3 this is near the top of the scale, in off-white territory. It bounces light around a room, and it also shows every undertone in the surfaces near it — flooring and daylight will pull it warmer or cooler than the chip suggests. For trim that reads as a clear edge rather than a smudge, aim about 30 LRV points away — roughly LRV 46 and below. With 76 points between its strongest and weakest channel it holds a readable yellow cast, so it will not flatten into a neutral once it is on four walls. Order by the code, not the name, and put a test patch on the wall before you commit — a screen cannot show you how this shade behaves in your own light.

Traditional Yellow equivalents in other paint brands

The closest color to Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow from each brand we carry, measured with CIEDE2000 on the manufacturers' published color values. Below 1 the difference is practically invisible; below 2 you'd only notice it with the chips side by side. Screens and printed chips aren't paint, so compare real samples before you buy. In the Muro app you can put two of them on a photo of your own wall and look at them in your light.

BrandClosest colorΔE 2000
PPG PaintsVisionary 1210-30.4 Practically identical
Sherwin-WilliamsGlad Yellow SW 66940.5 Practically identical
DuluxEaster Morn 50.6 Practically identical
BrilluxScala 06.12.060.8 Practically identical
Vista PaintNatural Raffia K-5321.0 Practically identical
JotunSweet Nectar 11501.1 Very close
TitanluxTP-2651.2 Very close
CaparolHistolith Lichter Ocker 301.2 Very close
StoStoColor 319101.2 Very close
TikkurilaG3921.3 Very close
Dunn-EdwardsTortilla DE54361.5 Very close

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