Winter Sunshine (BM 345)
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Winter Sunshine (BM 345) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.7, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Sunshine
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winter 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 Winter 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Twinkle | 390A-3 | 88.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Oyster Bisque | 3007-4C | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silk Star | 1108-2 | 85 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Winter Sunshine (LRV 81.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Sunshine
Darker than Winter Sunshine
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 345 |
| Hex | #F9EFC5 |
| RGB | 249, 239, 197 |
| HSL | 48°, 81%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -3.2, 21.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Sunshine (BM 345), published as #F9EFC5
#E8E4C3
#FFFAC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Sunshine (BM 345)?
- Winter Sunshine has an LRV of 81.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Sunshine is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Sunshine in another brand?
- Oyster Bisque (Valspar 3007-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Sunshine warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winter Sunshine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.6; 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.