Yellow Iris
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Yellow Iris remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#F2E9C1
LRV
77.43
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 77, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 90 vs 77, Simply White is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Iris reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Tea Light encloses it.
Similar Colors
Winter Sunshine reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 77 vs 23, Yellow Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Iris reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 8), opening up a space where Wizard encloses it.
Yellow Iris reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 27), opening up a space where Softened Violet encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 5, Yellow Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Iris reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 45), opening up a space where Freesia encloses it.
Yellow Iris reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 15), opening up a space where Fancy Pants encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Yellow Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 77 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 80 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (88 vs 77) makes Mayonnaise the marginally brighter of the two.
Featherbed reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 67) makes Yellow Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Yellow Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
Yellow Iris reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 62), opening up a space where Treasure Trove encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (77 vs 67) makes Yellow Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 77 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.