Sunny Afternoon
356 · #EDD24F · LRV 61 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Sunny Afternoon61
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Sunny Afternoon, Really?
Sunny Afternoon reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 356 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sunny Afternoon
Sunny Afternoon 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 Sunny Afternoon
At LRV 61, Sunny Afternoon 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 Sunny Afternoon 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 356 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 | DaisySW 6910 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Radiant SunP310-6 · Behr | 2.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Hive DelightV018-2 · Valspar | 3.9 | 64.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Crushed PineapplePPG1213-7 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crushed PineapplePPG1213-7 · Glidden | 2.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Finchy Yellow119-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Sunny Afternoon 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 #EDD24F in HSL space. Pair Sunny Afternoon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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