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American Cheese 2019-40
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, American Cheese sits at L* 87.4, a* 1.4, b* 59.8. Its hue angle is 89° and its chroma is 59.8, 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 97%.
LRV 67.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 67.5, American Cheese is lighter than 75% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to American 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Sunny Side Up | SW 9665 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daffodil | SW 6901 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to American 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus | 360B-5 | 0.33 | Practically identical | |
| Squash Blossom | P290-5 | 1.22 | Very close | |
| Hawaiian Pineapple | PPU6-13 | 1.73 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Raincoat | 2020-40 | 0.33 | Practically identical | |
| Amarillo | 320 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Golden Orchards | 329 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Highlighter | 2021-40 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Brick Road | 349 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Groves | 313 | 3.32 | 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.
- Lightning Bug 340 · lighter, LRV 72.4
- Pure Joy 327 · lighter, LRV 72.3
- Dalila 319 · lighter, LRV 72.1
- Broadway Lights 298 · darker, LRV 63.6
- Majestic Yellow 355 · darker, LRV 62.1
- Golden Groves 313 · darker, LRV 62.6
Colors that go with American Cheese
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Caribbean Coast 2065-60 · complementary (180°)
- Peach Sorbet 2015-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Feel the Energy 417 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
American Cheese vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 8.3) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 67.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 67.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 12.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.