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Sunny Days 172
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Sunny Days sits at L* 85.0, a* 5.7, b* 50.9. Its hue angle is 84° and its chroma is 51.2, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 94%.
LRV 64.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 64.0, Sunny Days is lighter than 70% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Sunny Days
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Plumeria | SW 9019 | 1.05 | Very close | |
| June Day | SW 6682 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Afternoon | SW 6675 | 1.77 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Sunny Days
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellow Yellow | 320B-6 | 0.67 | Practically identical | |
| Yellow Jubilee | P260-5 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Spiced Butternut | 310B-5 | 1.96 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Groves | 313 | 1.22 | Very close | |
| Nacho Cheese | 2018-40 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Lion Heart | 306 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Happily Ever After | 173 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Semolina | 2155-40 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Beverly Hills | 180 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Inner Glow 348 · lighter, LRV 65.6
- American Cheese 2019-40 · lighter, LRV 67.5
- Yellow Raincoat 2020-40 · lighter, LRV 68.9
- Fresh Fruit 153 · darker, LRV 59.4
- Sweet Orange 2017-40 · darker, LRV 58.9
- Imperial Yellow 314 · darker, LRV 57.9
Colors that go with Sunny Days
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Vivid Beauty 138 · analogous (−30°)
- Candy Green 403 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropicana Cabana 2048-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Sunny Days vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 6.4) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 64.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 64.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 9.7) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 64.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.