Sunny Days
172 · #FCCE73 · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Sunny Days64
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Sunny Days, Really?
Sunny Days reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 172 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sunny Days
Sunny Days 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 Days
At LRV 64, Sunny Days is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Days 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 172 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 | Golden PlumeriaSW 9019 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Yellow JubileeP260-5 · Behr | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden Butter3002-1C · Valspar | 1.1 | 68.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Honey PotPPG1205-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sun Rays29YY 66/537 · Glidden | 1.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Persian Apple212-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Sunny Days 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 #FCCE73 in HSL space. Pair Sunny Days with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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