Sunrays (BM 343)
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Sunrays (BM 343) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.8, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunrays
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sunrays 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 Sunrays, 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 | Daisy | SW 6910 | 68 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Radiant Sun | P310-6 | 62.3 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dijon | 3006-1A | 61 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crushed Pineapple | 1213-7 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sunrays (LRV 57.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunrays
Darker than Sunrays
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 343 |
| Hex | #F0C933 |
| RGB | 240, 201, 51 |
| HSL | 48°, 86%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, -0.3, 73.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunrays (BM 343), published as #F0C933
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunrays (BM 343)?
- Sunrays has an LRV of 57.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunrays is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sunrays in another brand?
- Crushed Pineapple (PPG 1213-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Sunrays warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sunrays as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 73.9; 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.