Yellow

With an LRV of about 75, Yellow reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Yellow in other brands

• Primrose Path Dulux Australia S17H5 Yellow Very close ΔE 0.6
• Golden Mist Valspar 3007-1C Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7
• Neon Light Behr 380B-5 Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
• Curry 140 Caparol 3D Curry 140 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.1
• Sun's Glory Hallman Lindsay 841 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.2
• Sunspot Glidden 45YY 71/567 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Sundance Benjamin Moore 2022-50 Light Yellow
• Yellow Benjamin Moore 349 Yellow

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
• Protanopia Reads as yellow
• Tritanopia Reads as pink
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Yellow warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 62.4 and a value of -2.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Yellow?

Primrose Path (S17H5), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Yellow?

≈ 75. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.