Benjamin Moore St. Elmo's Fire 362 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full St. Elmo's Fire paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 362. Find out if this gorgeous warm yellow paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Official color page: | St. Elmo's Fire 362 |
| Color code: | 362 |
| Color name: | St. Elmo's Fire |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
LRV of St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire 362 has an LRV of 65.86% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
What are Benjamin Moore St. Elmo's Fire undertones?
Yellow is Benjamin Moore St. Elmo's Fire undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#F1DA57
RGB code:
241, 218, 87
Is Benjamin Moore St. Elmo's Fire 362 cool or warm?
With a hue of 51° this Yellow refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
362 St. Elmo's Fire HSL code: 51, 85%, 64%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore St. Elmo's Fire:
Monochromatic color scheme
A monochromatic color scheme is a color palette that consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. This means using variations of one hue, such as different shades of blue, green, or red, to create a harmonious and cohesive look.
Lighter shades
Benjamin Moore 362 St. Elmo's Fire
Darker shades
Benjamin Moore 362 St. Elmo's Fire
Color comparison
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Color codes
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #F1DA57 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 241, 218, 87 | |
| RGB Percent | 94.51%, 85.49%, 34.12% | |
| HSV | Hue: 51° Saturation: 63.9% Value: 94.51% | |
| HSL | hsl(51, 85, 64) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.54 Yellow: 63.9 Key: 5.49 | |
| YIQ | Y: 209.943 I: 55.802 Q: -35.902 | |
| XYZ | X: 63.07 Y: 69.535 Z: 19.114 | |
| CIE Lab | L:86.768 a:-6.855 b:65.202 | |
| Decimal | 15850071 | |
