Sunbeam Yellow (SW 0078)
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Sunbeam Yellow (SW 0078) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunbeam Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sunbeam Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sunbeam Yellow, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Harvest Time | 186 | 62.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Pismo Dunes | 340C-3 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Honeysuckle Beige | 3007-6A | 64 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Upbeat | 1106-2 | 71 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sunbeam Yellow (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunbeam Yellow
Darker than Sunbeam Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0078 |
| Hex | #F0D39D |
| RGB | 240, 211, 157 |
| HSL | 39°, 73%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.8, 2.5, 30.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunbeam Yellow (SW 0078), published as #F0D39D
#E0C99C
#FFDD9C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunbeam Yellow (SW 0078)?
- Sunbeam Yellow has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunbeam Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sunbeam Yellow in another brand?
- Pismo Dunes (Behr 340C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sunbeam Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sunbeam Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.5; 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.