Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow 170
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| Official page: | Traditional Yellow 170 |
| Code: | 170 |
| Name: | Traditional Yellow |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow?
Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow 170 is a light, creamy yellow with a clear warm cast and a softly muted appearance. Its pale golden tone can brighten kitchens, breakfast nooks, and children’s rooms without reading as sharply citrusy. In strong daylight, it appears cleaner and sunnier, while evening lighting draws out its warmer, buttery side. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven cane, or terracotta accents for a layered, grounded look. On walls, Traditional Yellow brings noticeable color while remaining light enough for larger spaces.
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What are Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow undertones?
Traditional Yellow is a light, soft warm cream. 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:
246, 225, 170
Is Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 43° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
170 Traditional Yellow HSL code: 43, 81%, 82%
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 Traditional 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 Traditional 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
170
Traditional Yellow
Darker shades
170
Traditional Yellow
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 Traditional Yellow with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Benjamin Moore Chicago Blues and Purple Lace.
LRV of Traditional Yellow
Traditional Yellow has an LRV of 72.1% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 72.1%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F6E1AA |
| RGB Decimal | 246, 225, 170 |
| RGB Percent | 96.47%, 88.24%, 66.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 30.89% Value: 96.47% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 81, 82) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.54 Yellow: 30.89 Key: 3.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 225.009 I: 30.188 Q: -12.674 |
| XYZ | X: 72.187 Y: 76.348 Z: 48.953 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.021 a:-0.797 b:29.578 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.021 u:16.164 v:41.342 |
| Decimal | 16179626 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.377, -5.441, 27.947 |
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