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Cheerful 354
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, Cheerful sits at L* 87.8, a* -6.7, b* 60.8. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 61.2, 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 98%.
LRV 67.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 67.7, Cheerful 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 Cheerful
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funky Yellow | SW 6913 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daffodil | SW 6901 | 4.90 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Cheerful
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Lime | T15-15 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Neon Light | 380B-5 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Solar Energy | P310-5 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delightful Yellow | 335 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| St. Elmo's Fire | 362 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Sunburst | 2023-40 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Fiesta Yellow | 341 | 1.69 | Very close | |
| Pure Joy | 327 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Majestic Yellow | 355 | 1.86 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Pure Joy 327 · lighter, LRV 72.3
- Dalila 319 · lighter, LRV 72.1
- Sunburst 2023-40 · lighter, LRV 73.7
- Nacho Cheese 2018-40 · darker, LRV 65.1
- Majestic Yellow 355 · darker, LRV 62.1
- Golden Groves 313 · darker, LRV 62.6
Colors that go with Cheerful
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Caribbean Coast 2065-60 · complementary (180°)
- Marmalade 2016-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Spring Meadow Green 2031-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Cheerful vs popular colors
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.5) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 67.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 9.5) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 67.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 12.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.