Yellow

With an LRV of about 46, Yellow is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Yellow in other brands

• Zinnia Pratt & Lambert 11-11 Orange Very close ΔE 0.6
• Fuel Yellow Resene Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• TVT S303 Tikkurila Orange Very close ΔE 1.4
• Mustard Asian Paints 7901 Orange Very close ΔE 1.5
• White Wine Nerolac white-wine Orange Very close ΔE 1.5
• Dairy Made Dulux Australia S13H8 Orange Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Oxford Benjamin Moore 315 Light Orange
• Gold Benjamin Moore 2155-20 Orange

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 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 66.2 and a value of 14.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Pratt & Lambert color to Yellow?

Zinnia (11-11), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Yellow?

≈ 46. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.