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Sunny Afternoon 356
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Sunny Afternoon sits at L* 84.3, a* -4.9, b* 65.8. Its hue angle is 94° and its chroma is 66.0, 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 97%.
LRV 60.9: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.9, Sunny Afternoon 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 Sunny Afternoon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Funky Yellow | SW 6913 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Sunny Afternoon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiant Sun | P310-6 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Neon Light | 380B-5 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Buzz-In | P300-6 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majestic Yellow | 355 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Lemon Grove | 363 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Glimmer | 342 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| St. Elmo's Fire | 362 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Hibiscus | 357 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fiesta Yellow | 341 | 2.86 | 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.
- St. Elmo's Fire 362 · lighter, LRV 65.9
- Inner Glow 348 · lighter, LRV 65.6
- Yellow Finch 2024-40 · lighter, LRV 68.0
- Sunrays 343 · darker, LRV 57.8
- Firefly 299 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Yellow Hibiscus 357 · darker, LRV 54.9
Colors that go with Sunny Afternoon
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°)
- Willow Springs Green 418 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Sunny Afternoon vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 9.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 60.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 13.7) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 60.9), more blue/cool, more muted.