Spring Morning
263 · #DACEA1 · LRV 62 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Spring Morning62
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Spring Morning, Really?
Spring Morning reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 263 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spring Morning
Spring Morning 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 Spring Morning
At LRV 62, Spring Morning 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 Spring Morning 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 Benjamin Moore 263 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 | Ancestral GoldSW 6407 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | MojitoPPU8-11 · Behr | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Plum Passion6007-5B · Valspar | 1.0 | 63.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FoothillsPPG1105-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden Heirloom50YY 61/251 · Glidden | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Eccentric Ecru320-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Spring Morning within Benjamin Moore'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 #DACEA1 in HSL space. Pair Spring Morning with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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