Firefly
299 · #EEC463 · LRV 59 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Firefly59
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Firefly, Really?
Firefly reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 299 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Firefly
Firefly 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 Firefly
At LRV 59, Firefly is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Firefly 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 299 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 | OverjoySW 6689 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wild Bamboo350D-4 · Behr | 1.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fall Meadow3007-3B · Valspar | 3.1 | 57.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sol De YucatanPPG17-18 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Warm Gold35YY 59/533 · Glidden | 0.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sunlit Gold218-4DB · Dutch Boy | 0.7 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Firefly 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 #EEC463 in HSL space. Pair Firefly with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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