Benjamin Moore Sun Blossom 149
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| Official page: | Sun Blossom 149 |
| Code: | 149 |
| Name: | Sun Blossom |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sun Blossom?
Benjamin Moore Sun Blossom 149 is a light, creamy yellow with a soft peachy cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its high-light appearance brings gentle warmth to kitchens, breakfast nooks, and bedrooms that need more color than off-white but less intensity than a true golden yellow. In daylight, Sun Blossom can look airy and buttery, while warmer bulbs may draw out its subtle apricot note. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, or muted sage accents for a grounded palette. It is especially well suited to full walls, though it can also give painted cabinetry or a small entryway a sunny, lightly vintage character.
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What are Benjamin Moore Sun Blossom undertones?
Sun Blossom is a near-white, soft warm cream. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:
254, 227, 177
Is Benjamin Moore Sun Blossom cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 39° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
149 Sun Blossom HSL code: 39, 97%, 85%
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 Sun Blossom
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 Sun Blossom:
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
149
Sun Blossom
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Sun Blossom with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Benjamin Moore Sapphireberry and Windmill Wings.
LRV of Sun Blossom
Sun Blossom has an LRV of 75.42% 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 75.42%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FEE3B1 |
| RGB Decimal | 254, 227, 177 |
| RGB Percent | 99.61%, 89.02%, 69.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 39° Saturation: 30.31% Value: 99.61% |
| HSL | hsl(39, 97, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.63 Yellow: 30.31 Key: 0.39 |
| YIQ | Y: 229.373 I: 32.157 Q: -9.848 |
| XYZ | X: 76.278 Y: 79.186 Z: 52.849 |
| CIE Lab | L:91.318 a:2.069 b:27.854 |
| CIE Luv | L:91.318 u:19.746 v:38.729 |
| Decimal | 16704433 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.986, -2.718, 27.078 |
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