Suntan Yellow
Benjamin Moore Suntan Yellow (2155-50) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its beige and yellow classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#FBDC9F
LRV
70.45
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 85 vs 70, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 70, Cream Froth is decisively the brighter choice.
Suntan Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 34), opening up a space where Antique Rose encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 53, Suntan Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Suntan Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Morning Sunshine reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Suntan Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Suntan Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Faded Denim encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 53, Suntan Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Suntan Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Suntan Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 47), opening up a space where Blue Marguerite encloses it.
Suntan Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Summer Blue encloses it.
Suntan Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Suntan Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Pineapple Smoothy reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (80 vs 70) makes Old World Romance the marginally brighter of the two.
Porter Ranch Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cream Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 73 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Suntan Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 53, Suntan Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 70 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Suntan Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Suntan Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Radiant yet soft, this orange-tinged yellow can subtly illuminate a room.