Sunny Days (BM 172)
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Sunny Days (BM 172) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunny Days
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sunny Days by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sunny Days, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Golden Plumeria | SW 9019 | 67 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Mellow Yellow | 320B-6 | 67.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Duckling | 3001-2A | 68 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Yukon Gold | 1209-4 | 61 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sunny Days (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunny Days
Darker than Sunny Days
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 172 |
| Hex | #FCCE73 |
| RGB | 252, 206, 115 |
| HSL | 40°, 96%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, 5.7, 50.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunny Days (BM 172), published as #FCCE73
#EDC473
#FFD871
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunny Days (BM 172)?
- Sunny Days has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunny Days is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sunny Days in another brand?
- Mellow Yellow (Behr 320B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sunny Days warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sunny Days as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.