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Colonial Yellow SW 0030
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Colonial Yellow sits at L* 81.6, a* 7.6, b* 35.8. Its hue angle is 78° and its chroma is 36.6, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 91%.
LRV 59.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 59.4, Colonial Yellow is lighter than 72% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Colonial 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Waves | 2159-40 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Peach Crisp | 159 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Orange Ice | 166 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Colonial 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollen Grains | PMD-30 | 0.33 | Practically identical | |
| Sun Rock | PPH-09 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Piedra De Sol | PPH-09 (HISP) | 1.02 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee's Wax | SW 7682 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Bellini Fizz | SW 9008 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Harvester | SW 6373 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Afterglow | SW 6667 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| White Raisin | SW 7685 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hubbard Squash | SW 0044 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Ambitious Amber SW 6366 · lighter, LRV 63.7
- Orange Blast SW 6646 · lighter, LRV 63.4
- Yellow Bird SW 9022 · lighter, LRV 63.8
- Melón Meloso SW 9007 · darker, LRV 55.3
- Papaya SW 6661 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Gold Vessel SW 7677 · darker, LRV 54.4
Colors that go with Colonial Yellow
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Colonial Yellow:
- Tea Light SW 7681
- Rojo Marrón SW 9182
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Certain Peach SW 6625 · analogous (−30°)
- Primavera SW 9031 · analogous (+30°)
- Belize SW 6945 · triadic (120°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (240°)
Colonial Yellow vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.7) is about as light, more green.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 59.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 59.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.