Benjamin Moore Lion Heart 306
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| Official page: | Lion Heart 306 |
| Code: | 306 |
| Name: | Lion Heart |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Lion Heart?
Benjamin Moore Lion Heart 306 is a light, sun-warmed golden yellow with a noticeable creamy softness. Its #F5CA79 color value gives it a clear yellow presence without reading as sharp or fluorescent, landing closer to mellow honey than citrus. In bright daylight, Lion Heart can look cheerful and buttery, while lower or warmer artificial light brings out its richer golden cast. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, play spaces, and accent walls where a warm wash of color is welcome. Pair it with soft white trim, natural oak, woven textures, or muted blue-gray details for contrast that keeps the yellow from feeling overly sweet.
Lion Heart for exterior
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm yellow hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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What are Benjamin Moore Lion Heart undertones?
Lion Heart is a light, soft golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:
245, 202, 121
Is Benjamin Moore Lion Heart cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 39° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
306 Lion Heart HSL code: 39, 86%, 72%
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 Lion Heart
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 Lion Heart:
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
Darker shades
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Lion Heart
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 Lion Heart with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Benjamin Moore Sailor's Sea Blue and Jet Stream.
LRV of Lion Heart
Lion Heart has an LRV of 59.8% 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 59.8%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F5CA79 |
| RGB Decimal | 245, 202, 121 |
| RGB Percent | 96.08%, 79.22%, 47.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 39° Saturation: 50.61% Value: 96.08% |
| HSL | hsl(39, 86, 72) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.55 Yellow: 50.61 Key: 3.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 205.623 I: 51.653 Q: -16.111 |
| XYZ | X: 62.23 Y: 63.038 Z: 26.974 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.462 a:5.451 b:45.877 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.462 u:33.415 v:57.258 |
| Decimal | 16108153 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.396, 0.964, 35.434 |
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