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Luminous Days 300
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, Luminous Days sits at L* 79.0, a* 7.3, b* 59.8. Its hue angle is 83° and its chroma is 60.3, 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 95%.
LRV 52.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 52.4, Luminous Days is lighter than 57% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Luminous Days
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee | SW 6683 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Overjoy | SW 6689 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Luminous Days
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bling Bling | P280-6 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Yellow Gold | 360D-6 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Yellow | 314 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Corn Husk | 307 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Firefly | 299 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Semolina | 2155-40 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Happily Ever After | 173 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oxford Gold | 315 | 3.71 | 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.
- Firefly 299 · lighter, LRV 54.7
- Semolina 2155-40 · lighter, LRV 56.3
- Imperial Yellow 314 · lighter, LRV 57.9
- Pan for Gold 181 · darker, LRV 47.6
- Stuart Gold HC-10 · darker, LRV 47.7
- Yellowstone 202 · darker, LRV 47.7
Colors that go with Luminous Days
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Butterfly Wings 090 · analogous (−30°)
- Electric Slide 404 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropicana Cabana 2048-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Luminous Days vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 7.5) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 52.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 9.2) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 52.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 12.0) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 52.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.