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Broadway Lights 298
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, Broadway Lights sits at L* 85.3, a* 1.1, b* 45.2. Its hue angle is 89° and its chroma is 45.2, 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 93%.
LRV 63.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 63.6, Broadway Lights is lighter than 70% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Broadway Lights
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Bird | SW 9022 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Honey Bees | SW 9018 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Midday | SW 6695 | 1.57 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Broadway Lights
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildflower Honey | 350B-6 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Surfboard Yellow | P280-4 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Feather Gold | 380D-4 | 1.99 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldfield | 292 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Damask Yellow | CW-400 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crowne Hill Yellow | 312 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Groves | 313 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Beverly Hills | 180 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Butter | 171 | 3.13 | 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.
- Country Comfort 305 · lighter, LRV 67.0
- City Scape Morning 368 · lighter, LRV 70.0
- Crowne Hill Yellow 312 · lighter, LRV 70.4
- Concord Ivory HC-12 · darker, LRV 60.0
- Westminster Gold 200 · darker, LRV 60.0
- Beverly Hills 180 · darker, LRV 59.3
Colors that go with Broadway Lights
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Caribbean Coast 2065-60 · complementary (180°)
- Vivid Beauty 138 · analogous (−30°)
- Celtic Folklore 411 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Broadway Lights vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 3.9) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 63.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 63.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 63.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.