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Venetian Yellow SW 1666
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Venetian Yellow sits at L* 90.4, a* -2.9, b* 34.6. Its hue angle is 95° and its chroma is 34.8, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 99%.
LRV 77.4: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 77.4, Venetian Yellow is lighter than 93% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Venetian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Butter | 290 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Hawthorne Yellow | HC-4 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Copacabana | 284 | 1.31 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Venetian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Bulb | P320-3 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Storm Lightning | P310-4 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Rite Of Spring | P300-3 | 1.79 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimistic Yellow | SW 6900 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Glisten Yellow | SW 6912 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Solé | SW 6896 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Butter Up | SW 6681 | 2.93 | 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.
- Enjoyable Yellow SW 6666 · darker, LRV 70.7
- Midday SW 6695 · darker, LRV 70.4
- Solaria SW 6688 · darker, LRV 69.8
Colors that go with Venetian Yellow
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Venetian Yellow:
- Westhighland White SW 7566
- Serengeti Grass SW 9116
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bewitching Blue SW 6960 · complementary (180°)
- Avid Apricot SW 6639 · analogous (−30°)
- Witty Green SW 6929 · analogous (+30°)
- Cloudless SW 6786 · triadic (120°)
- Child's Play SW 6845 · triadic (240°)
Venetian Yellow vs popular colors
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 1.2) is darker (LRV 71.3 vs 77.4), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 4.9) is darker (LRV 68.0 vs 77.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.2) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 77.4), more red/pink.