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Lion Heart 306
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, Lion Heart sits at L* 83.5, a* 5.5, b* 45.9. Its hue angle is 83° and its chroma is 46.2, 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 59.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 59.8, Lion Heart is lighter than 64% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Lion Heart
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June Day | SW 6682 | 0.88 | Practically identical | |
| Afternoon | SW 6675 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Pollen Powder | SW 9014 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Lion Heart
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Afternoon | T14-19 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Spiced Butternut | 310B-5 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Jubilee | P260-5 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hills | 180 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Sunny Days | 172 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Semolina | 2155-40 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Groves | 313 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| York Harbor Yellow | 2154-40 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nacho Cheese | 2018-40 | 3.18 | 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.
- Nacho Cheese 2018-40 · lighter, LRV 65.1
- Honey Burst 144 · lighter, LRV 64.4
- Laguna Yellow 291 · lighter, LRV 64.5
- Firefly 299 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Da Vinci's Canvas 208 · darker, LRV 56.2
- Marmalade 2016-40 · darker, LRV 56.0
Colors that go with Lion Heart
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Tooty Fruity 089 · analogous (−30°)
- Candy Green 403 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropicana Cabana 2048-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Lion Heart vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 8.2) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 59.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.6) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 59.8), more red/pink.