Sunday Sunshine
40YY 55/611 · #EAC550 · LRV 55 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Sunday Sunshine55
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Sunday Sunshine, Really?
Sunday Sunshine reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 40YY 55/611 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sunday Sunshine
Sunday Sunshine 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 Sunday Sunshine
At LRV 55, Sunday Sunshine 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 Sunday Sunshine 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 Glidden 40YY 55/611 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 | Rayo de SolSW 9020 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Golden Chalice360D-5 · Behr | 1.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Firefly299 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fall Meadow3007-3B · Valspar | 0.9 | 57.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Golden YarrowPPG1215-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sunlit Gold218-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sunday Sunshine within Glidden'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 #EAC550 in HSL space. Pair Sunday Sunshine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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