North Star
At first glance, North Star belongs to the yellow family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#F4EDCCLRV
81.13
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 81 vs 54, North Star is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (87 vs 81) makes White Heron the marginally brighter of the two.
Cloud White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (81 vs 71) makes North Star the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 81 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
North Star reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 23), opening up a space where Yin Yang encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 8, North Star is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, North Star is decisively the brighter choice.
North Star reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 5), opening up a space where Midnight Navy encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 45, North Star is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 15, North Star is decisively the brighter choice.
North Star reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 6), opening up a space where North Sea encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mayonnaise reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (81 vs 77) makes North Star the marginally brighter of the two.
North Star reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 67), opening up a space where Cambridge Heights encloses it.
North Star reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 66), opening up a space where Valley View encloses it.
North Star reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 67), opening up a space where Banana Cream encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (81 vs 75) makes North Star the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A touch of yellow illuminates this barely there hue.