Morning Sunshine (BM 2018-50)
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Morning Sunshine (BM 2018-50) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.7, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Morning Sunshine
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Morning Sunshine 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 Morning Sunshine, 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 | La Luna Amarilla | SW 9016 | 76 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Polka Dot Skirt | P280-3 | 77.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Tickle | 3002-2B | 79 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Honey Bee | 1205-4 | 76 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Morning Sunshine (LRV 75.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Morning Sunshine
Darker than Morning Sunshine
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2018-50 |
| Hex | #FFE4A1 |
| RGB | 255, 228, 161 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, 0.1, 36.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Morning Sunshine (BM 2018-50), published as #FFE4A1
#EFDAA0
#FFEEA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Morning Sunshine (BM 2018-50)?
- Morning Sunshine has an LRV of 75.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Morning Sunshine is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Morning Sunshine in another brand?
- Peach Tickle (Valspar 3002-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Morning Sunshine warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Morning Sunshine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.1; 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.