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Hannah Banana CSP-955
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, Hannah Banana sits at L* 79.8, a* 1.7, b* 48.9. Its hue angle is 88° and its chroma is 48.9, 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 92%.
LRV 54.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.0, Hannah Banana is lighter than 58% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Hannah Banana
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Overjoy | SW 6689 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Bird | SW 9022 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Hannah Banana
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Chalice | 360D-5 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Dandelion Wish | MQ4-12 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Summer Field | 370D-5 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showtime | 293 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Firefly | 299 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marblehead Gold | HC-11 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gold Leaf | 201 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stuart Gold | HC-10 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellowstone | 202 | 2.87 | 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.
- Yosemite Yellow 215 · lighter, LRV 57.2
- Peach Crisp 159 · lighter, LRV 57.6
- Freedom Trail 277 · lighter, LRV 58.7
- Golden Thread CSP-920 · darker, LRV 49.8
- Luxurious Gold 286 · darker, LRV 49.4
- August Morning 2156-40 · darker, LRV 49.6
Colors that go with Hannah Banana
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Vivid Beauty 138 · analogous (−30°)
- Stem Green 2029-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Hannah Banana vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.4) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 54.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 9.0) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 54.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.2) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 54.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.