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Glad Yellow

Sherwin-Williams 6694

HEX
#F5E1AC
RGB
245, 225, 172
LAB
90.0, -0.9, 28.5
LRV
≈ 76
Family
Light Yellow, warm
Nearest RAL
1015 Light Ivory
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With an LRV of about 76, Glad 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Glad Yellow in other brands

  • TVT Q102 Tikkurila Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.4
  • Traditional Benjamin Moore 170 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.5
  • IKEA092 IKEA Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Visionary PPG 1210-3 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Visionary Glidden PPG1210-3 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Softly Lit Nippon Paint NP YO 1138P Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Glad Yellow warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 28.5 and a value of -0.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Glad Yellow?

TVT Q102 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Glad Yellow?

≈ 76. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.