Soleil
Benjamin Moore's Soleil is a yellow shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#FCE9BDLRV
79.40
Coordinating Colors
Simply White reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (89 vs 79) makes Mascarpone the marginally brighter of the two.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Evening Dove encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 53, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Soleil the marginally brighter of the two.
Soleil reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soleil reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 79 vs 36, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 53), opening up a space where Swiss Blue encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 63, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 9, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (79 vs 70) makes Soleil the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (79 vs 73) makes Soleil the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 63, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (79 vs 70) makes Soleil the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Manufacturer description
A yellow that paints the picture of bright, golden rays peeking through fluffy clouds.