Baby Chick
2023-20 · #F0CD00 · LRV 55 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Baby Chick55
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Baby Chick, Really?
Baby Chick reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2023-20 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Baby Chick
Baby Chick is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Baby Chick
At LRV 55, Baby Chick is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Baby Chick are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2023-20 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Confident YellowSW 6911 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Citrus Zest390B-6 · Behr | 2.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tangy3008-1A · Valspar | 3.5 | 66.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Crushed PineapplePPG1213-7 · PPG / Glidden | 3.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crushed PineapplePPG1213-7 · Glidden | 3.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lemon Grove118-7DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Baby Chick within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F0CD00 in HSL space. Pair Baby Chick with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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