Yellow

With an LRV of about 19, Yellow absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Yellow in other brands

• Laser 65 Caparol 3D Laser 65 Green Very close ΔE 0.5
• Hempel 48360 Hempel Green Very close ΔE 1.3
• Grass Court Dulux Australia S25H9 Green Close ΔE 2.6
• Lush Grass Dulux UK 1977117 Green Close ΔE 2.7
• 85% Eucalyptus Flexa Green Close ΔE 2.8
• Envy Sherwin-Williams 6925 Green Close ΔE 3.0

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Peppermint Benjamin Moore 2033-20 Green
• Clover Benjamin Moore 2034-10 Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• Tritanopia Reads as teal
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Yellow warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 37.8 and a value of -51.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Caparol color to Yellow?

Laser 65 (3D Laser 65), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Yellow?

≈ 19. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.