Rayo de Sol (SW 9020)
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Rayo de Sol (SW 9020) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rayo de Sol
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rayo de Sol 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 Rayo de Sol, 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 | Imperial Yellow | 314 | 57.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 61.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Lemon | 3006-3B | 61 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Be Daring | 1211-7 | 63 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Rayo de Sol (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Rayo de Sol
Darker than Rayo de Sol
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9020 |
| Hex | #F4C454 |
| RGB | 244, 196, 84 |
| HSL | 42°, 88%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, 5.5, 60.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rayo de Sol (SW 9020), published as #F4C454
#E5BA54
#FFCE51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rayo de Sol (SW 9020)?
- Rayo de Sol has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rayo de Sol is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rayo de Sol in another brand?
- Little Sun Dress (Behr P280-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Rayo de Sol warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rayo de Sol as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 60.9; 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.