Benjamin Moore Sunny Days 172
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| Official page: | Sunny Days 172 |
| Code: | 172 |
| Name: | Sunny Days |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sunny Days?
Benjamin Moore Sunny Days 172 is a clear, sunlit golden yellow with a warm orange cast rather than a lemony edge. Its medium-light depth and noticeable saturation give walls a cheerful presence without reading neon. In strong daylight, Sunny Days looks bright and golden; lower or warmer artificial light can bring out its honeyed, slightly amber quality. It suits kitchens, breakfast nooks, playrooms, and front doors where a concentrated dose of color feels appropriate. Pair it with creamy whites, warm wood, terracotta tile, or muted blue-gray accents for contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Sunny Days undertones?
Sunny Days is a light, clear golden beige. 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:
252, 206, 115
Is Benjamin Moore Sunny Days cool or warm?
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cool
At 40° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
172 Sunny Days HSL code: 40, 96%, 72%
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 Sunny Days
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sunny Days:
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
172
Sunny Days
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 Sunny Days with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Benjamin Moore Windmill Wings and Sea to Shining Sea.
LRV of Sunny Days
Sunny Days has an LRV of 64.03% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 64.03%, 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 | #FCCE73 |
| RGB Decimal | 252, 206, 115 |
| RGB Percent | 98.82%, 80.78%, 45.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 40° Saturation: 54.37% Value: 98.82% |
| HSL | hsl(40, 96, 72) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 18.25 Yellow: 54.37 Key: 1.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 209.38 I: 56.654 Q: -18.588 |
| XYZ | X: 65.313 Y: 66.08 Z: 25.53 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.037 a:5.718 b:50.875 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.037 u:36.177 v:62.486 |
| Decimal | 16567923 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.289, 1.162, 38.282 |
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