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Pollen Powder SW 9014
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Pollen Powder sits at L* 85.9, a* 5.5, b* 42.1. Its hue angle is 83° and its chroma is 42.5, 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 94%.
LRV 67.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 67.8, Pollen Powder is lighter than 81% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Pollen Powder
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hills | 180 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lion Heart | 306 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honey Burst | 144 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pollen Powder
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornmeal | 310B-4 | 1.50 | Very close | |
| Honey Bird | 300B-5 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Sunporch | 300B-4 | 1.83 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonquil | SW 6674 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Classical Yellow | SW 2865 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Afternoon | SW 6675 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Afterglow | SW 6667 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Naples Yellow | SW 9021 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Salutation | SW 9664 | 2.59 | 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.
- Butter Up SW 6681 · lighter, LRV 73.8
- Solé SW 6896 · lighter, LRV 74.1
- Sunny Veranda SW 9017 · lighter, LRV 76.3
- Chartreuse SW 0073 · darker, LRV 64.1
- Yellow Bird SW 9022 · darker, LRV 63.8
- Ambitious Amber SW 6366 · darker, LRV 63.7
Colors that go with Pollen Powder
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Pollen Powder:
- Westhighland White SW 7566
- Gauntlet Gray SW 7019
- Morning Sun SW 6672
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°)
- Gleeful SW 6709 · analogous (+30°)
- Belize SW 6945 · triadic (120°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (240°)
Pollen Powder vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 4.8) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 67.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 67.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Philadelphia Cream (Benjamin Moore HC-30, ΔE 9.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.