Match Optimistic Yellow
Sherwin-Williams Optimistic Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 76. 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 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 71) makes Optimistic Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Vanilla Sundae reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Lemon Sponge Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Joy reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 79 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (76 vs 71) makes Optimistic Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Optimistic Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Optimistic Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Optimistic Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Ivory encloses it. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Optimistic Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.