Sunflower (BM 2019-30)
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Sunflower (BM 2019-30) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.3, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunflower
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sunflower 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 Sunflower, 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 | Cheerful | SW 6903 | 63 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Center Stage | 360B-7 | 59.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gold Abundance | 3003-1A | 57 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rise-n-shine | 1206-7 | 62 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sunflower (LRV 57.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunflower
Darker than Sunflower
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2019-30 |
| Hex | #FFC21B |
| RGB | 255, 194, 27 |
| HSL | 44°, 100%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, 9.1, 80.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunflower (BM 2019-30), published as #FFC21B
#F0B821
#FFCC09
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunflower (BM 2019-30)?
- Sunflower has an LRV of 57.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunflower is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sunflower in another brand?
- Center Stage (Behr 360B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sunflower warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sunflower as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 80.2; 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.