Sunny Afternoon (BM 356)
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Sunny Afternoon (BM 356) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.9, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunny Afternoon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sunny Afternoon 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 Sunny Afternoon, 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 Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Radiant Sun | P310-6 | 62.3 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sweet Mustard | 3008-1B | 71 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dilly Dally | 1213-6 | 71 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sunny Afternoon (LRV 60.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunny Afternoon
Darker than Sunny Afternoon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 356 |
| Hex | #EDD24F |
| RGB | 237, 210, 79 |
| HSL | 50°, 81%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, -4.9, 65.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunny Afternoon (BM 356), published as #EDD24F
#DEC850
#FDDC4B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunny Afternoon (BM 356)?
- Sunny Afternoon has an LRV of 60.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunny Afternoon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sunny Afternoon in another brand?
- Dilly Dally (PPG 1213-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Sunny Afternoon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sunny Afternoon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 65.8; 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.