Sun City (BM 352)
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Sun City (BM 352) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.4, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sun City
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sun City 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 Sun City, 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 | Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 77 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Firefly | P310-3 | 87.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Pineapple Cream | 3008-4A | 81 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Golden Straw | 1213-4 | 83 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sun City (LRV 79.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sun City
Darker than Sun City
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 352 |
| Hex | #F8ECA9 |
| RGB | 248, 236, 169 |
| HSL | 51°, 85%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, -5.7, 34.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sun City (BM 352), published as #F8ECA9
#E8E1A8
#FFF7A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sun City (BM 352)?
- Sun City has an LRV of 79.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sun City is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sun City in another brand?
- Pineapple Cream (Valspar 3008-4A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Sun City warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sun City as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.0; 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.