You Are My Sunshine (BM 302)
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You Are My Sunshine (BM 302) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.9, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with You Are My Sunshine
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for You Are My Sunshine by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 You Are My 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Bliss | P280-1 | 88.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peaceful Calm | 3005-2C | 87 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shiny Silk | 1206-3 | 84 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to You Are My Sunshine (LRV 82.9) by LRV.
Lighter than You Are My Sunshine
Darker than You Are My Sunshine
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 302 |
| Hex | #FAEFCE |
| RGB | 250, 239, 206 |
| HSL | 45°, 81%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.5, -1.5, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
You Are My Sunshine (BM 302), published as #FAEFCE
#E9E5CC
#FFFACE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of You Are My Sunshine (BM 302)?
- You Are My Sunshine has an LRV of 82.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so You Are My Sunshine is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to You Are My Sunshine in another brand?
- Summer Bliss (Behr P280-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is You Are My Sunshine warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists You Are My Sunshine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.