Match India Yellow
Farrow & Ball India Yellow is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 37. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (41 vs 37) makes Amber Brew the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Emperor reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 290-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cat's Eye Marble reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
India Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
India Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 37 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 49 vs 37, Sudbury Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (37 vs 33) makes India Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes India Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.