You Are My Sunshine
Benjamin Moore's You Are My Sunshine is a yellow shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. With an LRV of 82.9, it sits on the light-reflective side of the palette and can feel especially open in generous daylight. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
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82.91
Coordinating Colors
Chantilly Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
You Are My Sunshine reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Spring Valley encloses it.
You Are My Sunshine reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Palladian Blue encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (90 vs 83) makes Snowfall White the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
You Are My Sunshine reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
You Are My Sunshine reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where Chicago Blues encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 62, You Are My Sunshine is decisively the brighter choice.
You Are My Sunshine reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Prussian Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 10, You Are My Sunshine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 16, You Are My Sunshine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, You Are My Sunshine is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (86 vs 83) makes Cotton Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
Milkyway reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lightning White reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
You Are My Sunshine reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
You Are My Sunshine reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Broadway Lights encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes You Are My Sunshine the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Like creamy, whipped butter, this pale yellow has a quietly decadent feel.