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Benjamin Moore Cheerful#F3DD64 · LRV null

Cheerful reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 354 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE CHEERFUL
RGB 243, 221, 100 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Cheerful
SKU 354
Hex #F3DD64
RGB 243, 221, 100
HSL 51°, 86%, 67%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Benjamin Moore Cheerful

At LRV null, Cheerful is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Cheerful earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Glitter Yellow
SKU 0835 · #F8D75A · LRV 69
ΔE 3.08 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-25D
#F1DA65
Pursuit of Happiness
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 70
8001-25C
#F5E47A
Wild Daffodil
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 76
V017-2
#FFDB63
Backlit Lemon
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 73.5
3008-1C
#FFDE76
Top Banana
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 75.3
V016-2
#FFDD75
Bee's Knees
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 75.2

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All yellow at Behr →
390B-5
#F5E16D
Bee Pollen
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 74
380D-4
#EEDB69
Feather Gold
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 70
P310-5
#F6E259
Solar Energy
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 75
P290-4
#FEDF6D
Spirited Yellow
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 75
360B-5
#FEDD4E
Citrus
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 73

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1213-6
#F6DB5D
Dilly Dally
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 71
1215-4
#EFDE75
Canary Yellow
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 72
1214-5
#F6D76E
Forsythia Blossom
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 69
17-17
#FCD766
Mariposa
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 70
1216-5
#ECE678
Fresh Lemonade
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 76

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5418
#F4DB4F
Gilded
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 70
DE5465
#EFDE74
Lightning Bug
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 72
DE5411
#F3D64F
Fresh Pineapple
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 68
DE5423
#F6DA74
Golden Rays
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 71
DE5347
#FFDA68
Golden Nectar
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 72

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.91
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6913
#EDD26F
Funky Yellow
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 65
SW 6909
#FED95D
Lemon Twist
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 71
SW 6901
#FAD97A
Daffodil
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 71
SW 6910
#FED340
Daisy
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 68
SW 6902
#FDCC4E
Decisive Yellow
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 65

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.87
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 10.66 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 12.67 · LRV 68
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 14.8 · LRV 75
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 15.56 · LRV 62

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.61
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 67
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 77
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 8.48 · LRV 58
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 8.92 · LRV 65
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 11.7 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.78
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 9.78 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 12.19 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 14.85 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 19.94 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 20.18 · LRV 72

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 10 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 18.11 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 18.48 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 20.31 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 22.97 · LRV 60

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Cheerful within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

341
Fiesta Yellow
LRV null
362
St. Elmo's Fire
LRV null
328
Sunbeam
LRV 69
335
Delightful Yellow
LRV null
2024-40
Yellow Finch
LRV 68
320
Amarillo
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F3DD64 in HSL space. Pair Cheerful with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F3DD64 + #647AF3
TRIADIC
#F3DD64 · #64F3DD · #DD64F3
ANALOGOUS
#F39664 · #F3DD64 · #C2F364

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.37:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.34:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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