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Bold Yellow 336
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, Bold Yellow sits at L* 88.6, a* -3.9, b* 78.3. Its hue angle is 93° and its chroma is 78.4, 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 69.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 69.0, Bold Yellow is lighter than 77% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Bold 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 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 5.53 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Bold 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 Tart | 380B-6 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon Zest | S-G-390 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Neon Light | 380B-5 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Yellow | 2022-30 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunporch | 2023-30 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Kissed Yellow | 2022-20 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glimmer | 342 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Orchards | 329 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow | 2022-10 | 3.13 | 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.
- Banana Yellow 2022-40 · lighter, LRV 74.6
- Glimmer 342 · darker, LRV 64.8
- Yellow 2022-10 · darker, LRV 60.6
- Sunporch 2023-30 · darker, LRV 64.0
Colors that go with Bold 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°)
- Constellation AF-540 · triadic (240°)
Bold Yellow vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 12.8) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 69.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 13.2) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 69.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 16.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.