Match Decisive Yellow
Sherwin-Williams Decisive Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 65. 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 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (65 vs 59) makes Decisive Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Decisive Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Decisive Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Decisive Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Decisive Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (65 vs 54) makes Decisive Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Decisive Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where N302 encloses it. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Decisive Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Decisive Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 36.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Decisive Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 38), opening up a space where Masala encloses it. At ΔE 39.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Decisive Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 41.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.