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Sunshine 2021-30
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, Sunshine sits at L* 84.7, a* 2.7, b* 84.6. Its hue angle is 88° and its chroma is 84.6, 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 99%.
LRV 60.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.8, Sunshine is lighter than 66% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Sunshine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 0.81 | Practically identical | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sunshine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold | 380B-7 | 0.63 | Practically identical | |
| Yellow Flash | 370B-7 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Sunny Summer | S-G-380 | 1.63 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Yellow | 321 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Abstracta | 322 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Yellow | 2022-10 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Kissed Yellow | 2022-20 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon | 2021-20 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunrays | 343 | 3.36 | 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.
- Golden Orchards 329 · lighter, LRV 67.1
- Bright Yellow 2022-30 · lighter, LRV 65.0
- Bold Yellow 336 · lighter, LRV 69.0
- Lemon 2021-20 · darker, LRV 54.5
- Sunrays 343 · darker, LRV 57.8
- Sparkling Sun 2020-30 · darker, LRV 58.1
Colors that go with Sunshine
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Mango Punch 154 · analogous (−30°)
- Snow Cone Green 2026-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Silver Gray 2131-60 · triadic (240°)
Sunshine vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 13.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 15.1) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 60.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 15.3) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 60.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.