Benjamin Moore Laguna Yellow 291
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| Official page: | Laguna Yellow 291 |
| Code: | 291 |
| Name: | Laguna Yellow |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Laguna Yellow?
Benjamin Moore Laguna Yellow 291 is a light, sun-warmed yellow with a soft buttery cast rather than a sharp, high-chroma look. Its golden-beige undertone keeps the color grounded, giving it enough depth for walls without making a room feel overly bright. In direct daylight, Laguna Yellow reads clearer and more cheerful, while evening lamps bring out its mellow, honeyed side. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, mudrooms, and children’s spaces, especially alongside creamy white trim, natural oak, woven cane, or pale stone. For contrast, pair this shade with muted blue-green accents or charcoal details rather than another intense warm color.
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What are Benjamin Moore Laguna Yellow undertones?
Laguna Yellow is a light, soft straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
235, 214, 137
Is Benjamin Moore Laguna Yellow cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 47° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
291 Laguna Yellow HSL code: 47, 71%, 73%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Laguna Yellow
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Laguna Yellow:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
291
Laguna Yellow
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Laguna Yellow with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 227, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Dragon and Pressed Violet.
LRV of Laguna Yellow
Laguna Yellow has an LRV of 64.49% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 64.49%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #EBD689 |
| RGB Decimal | 235, 214, 137 |
| RGB Percent | 92.16%, 83.92%, 53.73% |
| HSV | Hue: 47° Saturation: 41.7% Value: 92.16% |
| HSL | hsl(47, 71, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.94 Yellow: 41.7 Key: 7.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 211.501 I: 37.257 Q: -19.52 |
| XYZ | X: 62.824 Y: 67.564 Z: 33.392 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.788 a:-3.197 b:40.624 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.788 u:17.581 v:54.126 |
| Decimal | 15455881 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.197, -7.416, 33.452 |
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