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Sunny Side Up SW 9665
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, Sunny Side Up sits at L* 84.4, a* 2.6, b* 56.6. Its hue angle is 87° and its chroma is 56.7, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 97%.
LRV 64.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 64.7, Sunny Side Up is lighter than 78% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Sunny Side Up
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Groves | 313 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| American Cheese | 2019-40 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nacho Cheese | 2018-40 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sunny Side Up
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squash Blossom | P290-5 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Citrus Zest | 390B-6 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Plumeria | SW 9019 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Overjoy | SW 6689 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daffodil | SW 6901 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Honey Bees SW 9018 · lighter, LRV 70.1
- Daffodil SW 6901 · lighter, LRV 71.3
- Lemon Twist SW 6909 · lighter, LRV 71.5
- Rayo de Sol SW 9020 · darker, LRV 59.5
- Overjoy SW 6689 · darker, LRV 57.7
- Quilt Gold SW 6696 · darker, LRV 57.7
Colors that go with Sunny Side Up
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Tangerine SW 6640 · analogous (−30°)
- Primavera SW 9031 · analogous (+30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Sunny Side Up vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 64.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 64.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 11.2) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 64.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.