Banana Cream
Banana Cream is a bright and airy Yellow from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#F5DEAF
LRV
74.91
Banana Cream's Color Strip
Banana Cream is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Color strip 133 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Banana Cream in Real Rooms
Banana Cream has a high LRV of 74.91 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, front door, bedroom, home office, dining room, living room, mudroom, kitchen, patio and house.
1 Bathroom Photo
Banana Cream is the perfect "clean" color for a bathroom that still wants to feel cozy. It lacks the clinical coldness of a pure white but retains a sense of hygiene and order that is essential for a space dedicated to self-care and grooming.
Banana Cream — minimalist bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
In a world of boring front doors, Banana Cream is a breath of fresh air. It's a sophisticated choice that works with almost any siding color, providing a much-needed focal point that guides guests naturally toward the entrance.
rustic modern front door featuring Banana Cream by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Banana Cream has a unique ability to make a bedroom feel larger yet more intimate at the same time. By softening the "edges" of the room, the walls seem to move back, while the warmth of the tone makes the bed feel like a safe, protected island in the center of the space.
A industrial bedroom painted in Banana Cream
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1 Home Office Photo
For those who spend their day on camera, Banana Cream is a highly flattering background color. It doesn't wash out skin tones or create weird reflections, providing a professional and "expensive" look for virtual meetings and presentations.
Sherwin-Williams Banana Cream in a industrial home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
Using Banana Cream in the dining room allows you to go bold with your lighting fixtures. An oversized chandelier or a modern sculptural pendant will look even more dramatic against the rich, steady background of this particular shade.
Banana Cream paint in a elegant dining room
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1 Living Room Photo
There is a specific "glow" that Banana Cream takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
A scandinavian living room painted in Banana Cream
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a laundry/mudroom combo, Banana Cream adds a touch of luxury to a space that is usually purely functional. It makes the chores feel a little less like work by surrounding you with a color that is sophisticated and calming.
Banana Cream paint in a traditional mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
On kitchen walls, Banana Cream adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding too much attention in a busy space. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz or marble, making it an incredibly flexible choice for the hardest-working and most high-traffic room in the house.
Banana Cream — modern luxury kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Exterior color behaves differently than interior — there's more bleaching, more weather, and more competition from the natural surroundings. Banana Cream holds its character in open light and tends to look even better after a few seasons than it does fresh from the can.
warm patio featuring Banana Cream by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Banana Cream on an exterior reads differently at different scales: approachable up close, commanding from the street. It works especially well on houses with good trim detail, where the contrast between wall and trim can do real visual work.
Banana Cream color — transitional house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (80 vs 75) makes Morning Sun the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 62, Banana Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where San Antonio Sage encloses it.
Trim Color
A 5-point LRV gap (80 vs 75) makes Morning Sun the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 75 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
They call it Mellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (78 vs 75) makes Full Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (79 vs 75) makes Lemon Chiffon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 75 vs 61, Banana Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 22), opening up a space where Dazzle encloses it.
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 5), opening up a space where Salty Dog encloses it.
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Indigo encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Banana Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Blue Beyond encloses it.
Liberty Blue reflects far more light (LRV NaN vs NaN), opening up a space where Banana Cream encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 75) makes Melon Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
Banana Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Dollop Of Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (78 vs 75) makes Full Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 48), opening up a space where Brittlebush encloses it.
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Quilt Gold encloses it.
Banana Cream reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Overjoy encloses it.
Banana Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Banana Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.