Match Yellow
Benjamin Moore Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 61. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 62 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (64 vs 61) makes Confident Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Flirtatious the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 61 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Zinc yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lemon Punch reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 61 vs 33, Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 61.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.