How about a sunny yellow?

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In our old house we had Pismo Dunes by Behr. It was a great, happy yellow that wasn't too obnoxiously bright.

[auntie]

SW Lemon Twist

I always loved the scene in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House where the wife describes the color she wants to the painter.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwOGVWqHAw

[simpsongal]

Apr 20, 2015 23:26:59 GMT -5 @forcuatro said:

In our old house we had Pismo Dunes by Behr. It was a great, happy yellow that wasn't too obnoxiously bright.

Yup, I have Pismo Dunes & Havana Cream striping my entry & hallway.  I wanted to brighten up the narrow spaces and have a welcoming entrance for visitors - mission accomplished.

[magdala]

The baby's room is Behr's pale sunshine. It is a buttery yellow. That room gets so little natural light that I wanted something bright. @forcuatro is right.  You have to be careful to test a yellow in the room.   A color can look great in the store but can get obnoxiously bright if you have a lot of natural light in a room.    

[demandypants]

SW Sunbeam Yellow. I have it in my hall, and love it so much

[mrs.jacinthe]

We did the kitchen in our OH house in SW Friendly Yellow. I'd do it again if I wanted a yellow room.

[r]

My bedroom is Valspar Lazy Sun. It works in my room which doesn't get much light so the shade is very subtle. It makes me smile every time I wake up.

[dr.girlfriend]

I have Weston Flax in our bedroom and like it a lot.

[boiler717]

SW friendly yellow and SW latern light

[TBM]

I thought this was an interesting article...my daughter read something similar and chose a jade green for her room when she was 12. She still misses that room and she has been away from there for close to 15 yrs.

freshome.com/2007/04/17/room-color-and-how-it-affects-your-mood/#ixzz3XyX1iKUO

Yellow captures the joy of sunshine and communicates happiness. It is perfect for kitchens, dining rooms, and bathrooms, where happy colors are energizing and uplifting. In halls, entries, and small spaces, yellow can feel expansive and welcoming. Even though yellow although is a cheery color, it is not a good choice to use in main color schemes when it comes to designing a room. Studies show that people are more likely to lose their temper in a yellow interior. Babies also seem to cry more in a yellow room. In large amounts, this color tends to create feelings of frustration and anger in people. In chromotherapy, yellow is believed to stimulate the nerves and purify the body.

Blue is said to bring down blood pressure and slow respiration and heart rate. That is why it is considered calming, relaxing and serene, and it is often recommended for bedrooms and bathrooms. Be careful, however: a pastel blue that looks pretty on the paint chip can come across as unpleasantly chilly when it is on the walls and furnishings, especially in a room that receives little natural light. If you opt for a light blue as the primary color in a room, balance it with warm hues for the furnishings and fabrics. To encourage relaxation in the social areas ( family rooms, living rooms, large kitchens) consider warmer blues, such as periwinkle, or bright blues, such as cerulean or turquoise. Blue is known to have a calming effect when used as the main color of a room. Go for softer shades of blue. Dark blue has the opposite effect, evoking feelings of sadness. So refrain from using darker blues in your main color scheme. Stay with the lighter shades of blue to give you and your loved ones a calm effect.

Green is considered the most restful color for the eye. Combining the refreshing quality of blue and the cheerfulness of yellow, green is suited for almost any room on the house. In the kitchen, green cools things down; in a family room or living room, it encourages unwinding but has enough warmth to promote comfort and togetherness. Green also has a calming effect when used as a main color for decorating. It is believed to relieve stress by helping people relax. Also believed to help with fertility, making it a great choice for the bedroom.

Purple in its darkest values (eggplant, for example) is rich, dramatic, and sophisticated. It is associated with luxury as well as creativity, and as an accent or secondary color, it gives a scheme depth. Lighter versions of purple, such as lavender and lilac, bring the same restful quality to bedrooms as blue does, but without the risk of feeling chilly.

Orange evokes excitement, enthusiasm and is an energetic color. While not a good idea for a living room or for bedrooms, this color is great for an exercise room. It will bring out all the emotions that you need released during your fitness routine. In ancient cultures orange was believed to heal the lungs and increase energy levels.

Neutrals (black, gray, white, and brown) are basic to the decorator’s tool kit. All-neutral schemes fall in and out of fashion, but their virtue lies in their flexibility: Add color to liven things up; subtract it to calm things down. Black is best used in small doses as an accent. Indeed, some experts maintain that every room needs a touch of black to ground the color scheme and give it depth. To make the job easier, you can rely on the interior designer’s most important color tool: the color wheel.

Crimson can make some people feel irritable. Invoking feels of rage and hostility, this is a color that should be avoided as the main color of a room. Sitting for long periods of time in a room painted in this color will likely affect the peace and harmony you are striving to create in your home.

[auroraloo]

Lemon Ice - Glidden (not in Glidden paint though. Ick.)

[FoxInFiji]

We have SW Cottage Cream in our DR. It's a great soft buttery color.

[wawa]

Apr 21, 2015 12:02:14 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

SW friendly yellow and SW latern light

I currently have lantern light in my hair from painting the office/workout room last night.  I think friendly yellow might have actually been the other one we swatched...or glad yellow?  I think it was glad yellow.

I kinda can't stand yellow in general, but I won the last like 3 rooms (my laundry room is now SW sockeye btw) so I let him pick and the man likes yellow.  It's...ok.  Which means for somebody who actually likes yellow it's lovely.

which is my very wordy way of saying ditto.