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Firefly 299
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, Firefly sits at L* 81.0, a* 4.0, b* 53.5. Its hue angle is 86° and its chroma is 53.6, 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 94%.
LRV 54.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.7, Firefly is lighter than 59% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Firefly
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overjoy | SW 6689 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Firefly
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Chalice | 360D-5 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Citrus Zest | 390B-6 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Banana | CSP-955 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Showtime | 293 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Groves | 313 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Semolina | 2155-40 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Luminous Days | 300 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunny Days | 172 | 3.09 | 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.
- Yellow Tone 370 · lighter, LRV 58.7
- Damask Yellow CW-400 · lighter, LRV 60.6
- Beverly Hills 180 · lighter, LRV 59.3
- Luminous Days 300 · darker, LRV 52.4
- California Hills 216 · darker, LRV 50.2
- Sunflower Fields 174 · darker, LRV 49.1
Colors that go with Firefly
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Butterfly Wings 090 · analogous (−30°)
- Pear Green 2028-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Firefly vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 6.6) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 54.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.8) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 54.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 10.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 54.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.