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Valley View 214
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, Valley View sits at L* 86.8, a* -2.9, b* 31.7. Its hue angle is 95° and its chroma is 31.9, 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 91%.
LRV 66.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 66.2, Valley View is lighter than 73% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Valley View
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimistic Yellow | SW 6900 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Valley View
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pear Cider | P330-3 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Flourish | P330-3A | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Honey Beige | 390D-4 | 1.58 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana Cream | 275 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Yellow Clover | 375 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Cambridge Heights | 276 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Ray of Light | CSP-910 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Fresh Butter | 290 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Hawthorne Yellow | HC-4 | 2.12 | 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.
- Luminaire 374 · lighter, LRV 71.8
- Fresh Butter 290 · lighter, LRV 69.5
- Ray of Light CSP-910 · lighter, LRV 70.8
- Harvest Time 186 · darker, LRV 62.6
- Moir Gold CW-280 · darker, LRV 63.0
- Castleton Mist HC-1 · darker, LRV 61.4
Colors that go with Valley View
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Windmill Wings 2067-60 · complementary (180°)
- Peach Pudding 137 · analogous (−30°)
- Potpourri Green 2029-50 · analogous (+30°)
- California Breeze 757 · triadic (120°)
- Valentine's Day 2077-60 · triadic (240°)
Valley View vs popular colors
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 2.1) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 66.2).
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 3.3) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 66.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 3.7) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 66.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.