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Viking Yellow 321
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, Viking Yellow sits at L* 85.0, a* 2.9, b* 77.9. Its hue angle is 88° and its chroma is 77.9, 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 99%.
LRV 63.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 63.1, Viking Yellow is lighter than 69% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Viking 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Viking 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Star | S-G-360 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Marigold | 380B-7 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Yellow Flash | 370B-7 | 1.96 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstracta | 322 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Sunshine | 2021-30 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Yellow | 2022-10 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunrays | 343 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Orchards | 329 | 3.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Kissed Yellow | 2022-20 | 3.33 | 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.
- Golden Orchards 329 · lighter, LRV 67.1
- Bright Yellow 2022-30 · lighter, LRV 65.0
- Bold Yellow 336 · lighter, LRV 69.0
- Baby Chick 2023-20 · darker, LRV 55.2
- Imperial Yellow 314 · darker, LRV 57.9
- Lemon 2021-20 · darker, LRV 54.5
Colors that go with Viking 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°)
- Party Peach 139 · analogous (−30°)
- Apple Green 2026-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Silver Gray 2131-60 · triadic (240°)
Viking Yellow vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 12.1) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 63.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 13.8) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 63.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 14.4) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 63.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.