Benjamin Moore Banana Yellow 2022-40
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| Official page: | Banana Yellow 2022-40 |
| Code: | 2022-40 |
| Name: | Banana Yellow |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Banana Yellow?
Benjamin Moore Banana Yellow 2022-40 is a bright, clear yellow with a sunny warmth and a lightly golden cast. Its high-light value keeps it cheerful and open on walls, especially in kitchens, breakfast nooks, playrooms, or smaller spaces that benefit from a noticeable hit of color. In direct daylight, Banana Yellow reads crisp and energetic, while evening lighting can make it appear richer and more golden. Pair it with clean white trim, pale natural wood, warm gray, or deep navy accents to give the yellow some structure. It is especially effective as an accent wall, painted furniture finish, or full-room color where a bold, uncomplicated yellow is the goal.
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What are Benjamin Moore Banana Yellow undertones?
Banana Yellow is a near-white, clear pale yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
255, 231, 101
Is Benjamin Moore Banana Yellow cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 51° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
2022-40 Banana Yellow HSL code: 51, 100%, 70%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Banana Yellow
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Banana Yellow:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
2022-40
Banana Yellow
Darker shades
2022-40
Banana Yellow
LRV of Banana Yellow
Banana Yellow has an LRV of 74.58% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 74.58%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FFE765 |
| RGB Decimal | 255, 231, 101 |
| RGB Percent | 100.00%, 90.59%, 39.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 51° Saturation: 60.39% Value: 100.0% |
| HSL | hsl(51, 100, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.41 Yellow: 60.39 Key: 0.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 223.356 I: 56.076 Q: -35.379 |
| XYZ | X: 72.168 Y: 79.355 Z: 23.824 |
| CIE Lab | L:91.395 a:-6.761 b:64.646 |
| CIE Luv | L:91.395 u:22.052 v:79.672 |
| Decimal | 16770917 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.081, -11.284, 46.5 |
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