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Happily Ever After 173
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, Happily Ever After sits at L* 83.9, a* 8.4, b* 57.2. Its hue angle is 82° and its chroma is 57.8, 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 96%.
LRV 60.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.2, Happily Ever After is lighter than 65% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Happily Ever After
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance | SW 6897 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Butterfield | SW 6676 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| June Day | SW 6682 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Happily Ever After
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Face | P260-6 | 0.15 | Practically identical | |
| Fuzzy Duckling | P270-5 | 0.30 | Practically identical | |
| Daffodil | HDC-SP16-05 | 1.44 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacho Cheese | 2018-40 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Imperial Yellow | 314 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunny Days | 172 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Semolina | 2155-40 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Groves | 313 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Corn Husk | 307 | 3.26 | 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
- Golden Orchards 329 · lighter, LRV 67.1
- Semolina 2155-40 · darker, LRV 56.3
- Firefly 299 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Oxford Gold 315 · darker, LRV 55.2
Colors that go with Happily Ever After
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Peachy Keen 2014-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Apple Green 2026-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropicana Cabana 2048-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Happily Ever After vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 8.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 9.0) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 60.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 11.1) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 60.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.