Sunnyside
0842 · #F8D016 · LRV 65 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Tuscan Sun60
- 3Sunnyside65
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Sunnyside, Really?
Sunnyside reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0842 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sunnyside
Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside
At LRV 65, Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside 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 Kompozit 0842 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 | Confident YellowSW 6911 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Marigold380B-7 · Behr | 1.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunshine2021-30 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tangy3008-1A · Valspar | 2.2 | 66.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FlirtatiousPPG1212-7 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | FlirtatiousPPG1212-7 · Glidden | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Sunnyside within Kompozit'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 #F8D016 in HSL space. Pair Sunnyside with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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