Lion Heart
306 · #F5CA79 · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Lion Heart60
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Lion Heart, Really?
Lion Heart reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 306 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lion Heart
Lion Heart 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 Lion Heart
At LRV 60, Lion Heart 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 Lion Heart 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 306 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 | June DaySW 6682 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sunday AfternoonT14-19 · Behr | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet CornV054-3 · Valspar | 1.9 | 63.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Yukon GoldPPG1209-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Yukon GoldPPG1209-4 · Glidden | 0.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweet Bee115-4DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Lion Heart 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 #F5CA79 in HSL space. Pair Lion Heart with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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