Match Yellow Marigold
Benjamin Moore Yellow Marigold is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 42. 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.
A 8-point LRV gap (50 vs 42) makes Sun Drops the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 8-point LRV gap (50 vs 42) makes Nasturtium the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Soft Boiled reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Mango Margarita the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (49 vs 42) makes Sun Dust 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Babouche reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 42), opening up a space where Yellow Marigold encloses it. At ΔE 21.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Yellow Marigold reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 25.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Yellow Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 36.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Yellow Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 36.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.