Sunny Veranda (SW 9017)
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Sunny Veranda (SW 9017) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunny Veranda
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sunny Veranda 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 Sunny Veranda, 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 | Crowne Hill Yellow | 312 | 70.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cheerful Hue | 330B-4 | 77.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fruit Compote | 3004-2A | 77 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Maui | 1210-4 | 69 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sunny Veranda (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunny Veranda
Darker than Sunny Veranda
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9017 |
| Hex | #FEDF94 |
| RGB | 254, 223, 148 |
| HSL | 42°, 98%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, 0.8, 40.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunny Veranda (SW 9017), published as #FEDF94
#EED593
#FFE993
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunny Veranda (SW 9017)?
- Sunny Veranda has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunny Veranda is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sunny Veranda in another brand?
- Cheerful Hue (Behr 330B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sunny Veranda warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sunny Veranda as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.7; 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.