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York Harbor Yellow 2154-40
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, York Harbor Yellow sits at L* 80.2, a* 6.0, b* 40.1. Its hue angle is 82° and its chroma is 40.6, 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 89%.
LRV 55.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 55.1, York Harbor Yellow is lighter than 60% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to York Harbor 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Yellow | SW 0030 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| White Raisin | SW 7685 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bee's Wax | SW 7682 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to York Harbor 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Bamboo | 350D-4 | 0.72 | Practically identical | |
| Charismatic | PPU6-14 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| Honey Bear | 340D-4 | 0.99 | Practically identical |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Waves | 2159-40 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Beverly Hills | 180 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Goldfinch | 187 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dorset Gold | HC-8 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roasted Sesame Seed | 2160-40 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lion Heart | 306 | 3.06 | 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.
- Freedom Trail 277 · lighter, LRV 58.7
- Sweet Orange 2017-40 · lighter, LRV 58.9
- Fresh Fruit 153 · lighter, LRV 59.4
- Golden Mist 2158-40 · darker, LRV 51.6
- California Hills 216 · darker, LRV 50.2
- Persian Melon 117 · darker, LRV 51.0
Colors that go with York Harbor 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°)
- Intense Peach 081 · analogous (−30°)
- Pear Green 2028-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropicana Cabana 2048-50 · triadic (120°)
- Exotic Fuchsia 2074-50 · triadic (240°)
York Harbor Yellow vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 4.9) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 55.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.6) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 55.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 55.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.