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Nacho Cheese 2018-40
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, Nacho Cheese sits at L* 85.5, a* 5.8, b* 55.3. Its hue angle is 84° and its chroma is 55.6, 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 65.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 65.1, Nacho Cheese is lighter than 72% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Nacho Cheese
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 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Sunny Side Up | SW 9665 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| June Day | SW 6682 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Nacho Cheese
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 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Yellow Jubilee | P260-5 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 1.91 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Groves | 313 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Sunny Days | 172 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Happily Ever After | 173 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Lion Heart | 306 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Imperial Yellow | 314 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Firefly | 299 | 3.23 | 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.
- Yellow Raincoat 2020-40 · lighter, LRV 68.9
- Cheerful 354 · lighter, LRV 67.7
- Amarillo 320 · lighter, LRV 68.5
- Lion Heart 306 · darker, LRV 59.8
- Yellow Brick Road 349 · darker, LRV 58.2
- Beverly Hills 180 · darker, LRV 59.3
Colors that go with Nacho Cheese
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°)
Nacho Cheese vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 7.5) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 65.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.6) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 65.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 10.4) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 65.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.