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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2155-50

Benjamin Moore Suntan Yellow#FBDC9F · LRV 70

Suntan Yellow reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2155-50 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE SUNTAN YELLOW
RGB 251, 220, 159 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Suntan Yellow
SKU 2155-50
Hex #FBDC9F
RGB 251, 220, 159
HSL 40°, 92%, 80%
LRV 70
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Benjamin Moore Suntan Yellow

At LRV 70, Suntan Yellow 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.

Suntan Yellow 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.

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
First Day of School
SKU 0924 · #FADBA0 · LRV 74
ΔE 0.49 (imperceptible)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9016
#FDDFA0
La Luna Amarilla
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 76
SW 6896
#F7DDA1
Solé
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 74
SW 6681
#F6DDA3
Butter Up
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 74
SW 6900
#F5E1A6
Optimistic Yellow
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 76
SW 6694
#F5E1AC
Glad Yellow
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 76

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1205-4
#FCDFA4
Honey Bee
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 76
1204-4
#FBDCA8
Doodle
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 75
1205-5
#FDD792
Evening Glow
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 72
1210-3
#F6E0A9
Visionary
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 76
1209-3
#F5DEAE
Dusty Yellow
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 75

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC727
#FFDD9D
Valley Flower
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 75
DE5373
#F8DCA3
Clay Dust
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 74
DE5317
#FFDE9C
Precious Nectar
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 76
DE5220
#FFDEA6
Organza
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 76
DEC732
#F6DF9F
Aspen Yellow
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 75

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All yellow at Behr →
300A-3
#FFDC9D
Melted Butter
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 75
M290-3
#FDDBA0
Corn Stalk
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 74
BXC-31
#F9DAA5
Midsummer
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 73
P250-3
#FFD792
Marsh Marigold
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 72
P240-2
#FFDBA9
Peach Glow
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 75

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.87
All yellow at Valspar →
V014-1
#FFDBA1
Cha-Cha-Cha
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 75.7
V052-1
#FFDCA7
Lemon Bars
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 75.7
3002-4B
#FFDBA6
Apricot Mousse
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 75.7
3006-4B
#F7E1AB
Pecan Cream
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 76.7
3006-6B
#FCDCAB
Shoreline
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 74.6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.72
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 69
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 65
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 77
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 72
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 7.23 · LRV 74

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.32
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 10.15 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 12.11 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-26
#F7CCB9
Pop
ΔE 15.21 · LRV 66

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 68
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 6.14 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 7.69 · LRV 75
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 11.27 · LRV 70
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 12.05 · LRV 75

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.7
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.67 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.19 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 13.26 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.09 · LRV 60

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

151
Orange Froth
LRV 70
2017-50
Yellow Haze
LRV null
143
Golden Light
LRV null
171
Sweet Butter
LRV 70
297
Golden Honey
LRV 73
HC-4
Hawthorne Yellow
LRV 71

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FBDC9F in HSL space. Pair Suntan Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FBDC9F + #9FBEFB
TRIADIC
#FBDC9F · #9FFBDC · #DC9FFB
ANALOGOUS
#FBAE9F · #FBDC9F · #ECFB9F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.33:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.84:1 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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