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Yellow 2022-10
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Yellow sits at L* 86.2, a* -0.4, b* 86.6. Its hue angle is 90° and its chroma is 86.6, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 100%.
LRV 60.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.6, Yellow is lighter than 66% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Yellow
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Yellow
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Zest | S-G-390 | 0.65 | Practically identical | |
| Lemon Tart | 380B-6 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marigold | 380B-7 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Kissed Yellow | 2022-20 | 0.65 | Practically identical | |
| Sunshine | 2021-30 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunporch | 2023-30 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bright Yellow | 2022-30 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baby Chick | 2023-20 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Viking Yellow | 321 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bold Yellow 336 · lighter, LRV 69.0
- Abstracta 322 · darker, LRV 57.5
- Baby Chick 2023-20 · darker, LRV 55.2
- Lemon 2021-20 · darker, LRV 54.5
Colors that go with Yellow
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Mango Punch 154 · analogous (−30°)
- Willow Springs Green 418 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Silver Gray 2131-60 · triadic (240°)
Yellow vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 13.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 15.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 60.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 17.0) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 60.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.