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Sun Valley 350
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, Sun Valley sits at L* 77.7, a* 1.6, b* 66.7. Its hue angle is 89° and its chroma is 66.7, 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 49.9: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.9, Sun Valley is lighter than 54% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Sun Valley
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye Catching | SW 6914 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Overjoy | SW 6689 | 4.42 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Sun Valley
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solarium | P310-7 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Lizard Breath | T11-11 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon Lime | 390B-7 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrays | 343 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Brick Road | 349 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Luminous Days | 300 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Firefly | 299 | 4.63 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Damask Gold | CW-405 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Yellow Hibiscus | 357 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Corn Husk 307 · lighter, LRV 53.3
- Yellow Hibiscus 357 · lighter, LRV 54.9
- Oxford Gold 315 · lighter, LRV 55.2
- Bright Gold 371 · darker, LRV 47.0
- Damask Gold CW-405 · darker, LRV 48.1
- Eve Green 2024-20 · darker, LRV 44.7
Colors that go with Sun Valley
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Party Peach 139 · analogous (−30°)
- Malachy Green 419 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Sun Valley vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 10.3) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 49.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 10.9) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 49.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 13.6) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 49.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.