Traditional Yellow
170 · Benjamin Moore
Traditional Yellow 170 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Benjamin Moore
Traditional Yellow
170
Strong yellow, a warm color
- Color family
- Yellow
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow 170 is an off-white yellow paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, with an LRV of 72, light and airy, with enough contrast to read as a color next to bright white trim.
Source: Benjamin Moore's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Traditional Yellow warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Strong yellow
A strong color.
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- Made with real paint
- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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Closest matches for Traditional Yellow in other brands
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