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Yellow Brick Road 349
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 Brick Road sits at L* 83.2, a* 0.1, b* 62.7. Its hue angle is 90° and its chroma is 62.7, 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 58.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 58.2, Yellow Brick Road is lighter than 63% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Yellow Brick Road
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Side Up | SW 9665 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Yellow Brick Road
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiant Sun | P310-6 | 0.57 | Practically identical | |
| Citrus Zest | 390B-6 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Vibrant | 370B-6 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrays | 343 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glimmer | 342 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| American Cheese | 2019-40 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Raincoat | 2020-40 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Orchards | 329 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunny Afternoon | 356 | 3.25 | 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.
- Nacho Cheese 2018-40 · lighter, LRV 65.1
- Glimmer 342 · lighter, LRV 64.8
- St. Elmo's Fire 362 · lighter, LRV 65.9
- Firefly 299 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Oxford Gold 315 · darker, LRV 55.2
- Yellow Hibiscus 357 · darker, LRV 54.9
Colors that go with Yellow Brick Road
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Peach Sorbet 2015-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Willow Springs Green 418 · analogous (+30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · triadic (120°)
- Pretty Pink 2077-50 · triadic (240°)
Yellow Brick Road vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 8.6) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 58.2), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 10.7) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 58.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 12.6) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 58.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.