Sunny Side Up vs Yellow Bird
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Sunny Side Up belongs to the beige family and Yellow Bird to the beige-yellow family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (65 vs 64), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 11.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Sunny Side Up vs Yellow Bird Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sunny Side Up on one side and Yellow Bird on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Sunny Side Up comparisons
See how Sunny Side Up stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sunny Side Up encloses it.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Sunny Side Up the marginally brighter of the two.
Sunny Side Up reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.
Sunny Side Up reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sunny Side Up encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sunny Side Up reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice.