Solar Energy
P310-5 · #F7DA74 · LRV 71 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Solar Energy, Really?
Solar Energy reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P310-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Solar Energy
Solar Energy is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Solar Energy
At LRV 71, Solar Energy is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Solar Energy are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr P310-5 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | DaffodilSW 6901 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Glow348 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Honey Glaze3003-2A · Valspar | 2.4 | 73.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Forsythia BlossomPPG1214-5 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | May Tulip Yellow43YY 69/543 · Glidden | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cheerful Yellow119-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Solar Energy within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F7DA74 in HSL space. Pair Solar Energy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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