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Yellow Finch 2024-40
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Yellow Finch sits at L* 87.1, a* -8.1, b* 53.9. Its hue angle is 99° and its chroma is 54.5, 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 96%.
LRV 68.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 68.0, Yellow Finch is lighter than 75% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Yellow Finch
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funky Yellow | SW 6913 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 4.68 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chartreuse | SW 0073 | 5.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Yellow Finch
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Lime | T15-15 | 0.30 | Practically identical | |
| Citron | 400B-4 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Solar Energy | P310-5 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Glow | 348 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| No-Nonsense | 361 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lightning Bug | 340 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cheerful | 354 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Limon | 334 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Roses | 353 | 2.70 | 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.
- Yellow Highlighter 2021-40 · lighter, LRV 70.9
- Delightful Yellow 335 · lighter, LRV 70.4
- Lightning Bug 340 · lighter, LRV 72.4
- Majestic Yellow 355 · darker, LRV 62.1
- Golden Groves 313 · darker, LRV 62.6
- Sunny Days 172 · darker, LRV 64.0
Colors that go with Yellow Finch
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Swiss Blue 815 · complementary (180°)
- Marmalade 2016-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Spring Meadow Green 2031-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Yellow Finch vs popular colors
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 68.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 8.4) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 68.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 10.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.