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Baby Chick 2023-20
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Baby Chick sits at L* 83.0, a* -3.3, b* 83.7. Its hue angle is 92° and its chroma is 83.8, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 100%.
LRV 55.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 55.2, Baby Chick is lighter than 60% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Baby Chick
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 5.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Baby Chick
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Zest | S-G-390 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon Tart | 380B-6 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marigold | 380B-7 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolk | 2023-10 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| Sunporch | 2023-30 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow | 2022-10 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Kissed Yellow | 2022-20 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunrays | 343 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bright Yellow | 2022-30 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Viking Yellow 321 · lighter, LRV 63.1
- Sunporch 2023-30 · lighter, LRV 64.0
- Yellow 2022-10 · lighter, LRV 60.6
- Yellow Hibiscus 357 · darker, LRV 54.9
- Yellow Flash 2021-10 · darker, LRV 53.3
- Golden Nugget 2019-20 · darker, LRV 50.4
Colors that go with Baby Chick
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Mango Punch 154 · analogous (−30°)
- Willow Springs Green 418 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Silver Gray 2131-60 · triadic (240°)
Baby Chick vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 13.3) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 55.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 14.9) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 55.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 16.5) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 55.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.