Yosemite Yellow
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Yosemite Yellow remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#E1CA84
LRV
57.19
Coordinating Colors
Yosemite Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 22), opening up a space where Old Canal encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 39, Yosemite Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 57), opening up a space where Yosemite Yellow encloses it.
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 57), opening up a space where Yosemite Yellow encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (57 vs 46) makes Yosemite Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Yosemite Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Lavender Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
Yosemite Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Old Blue Jeans encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 5, Yosemite Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Yosemite Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Nova encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Yellow Bisque reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 57 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Desert Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Luminaire reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Yosemite Yellow encloses it.
Darker Colors
Yosemite Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Yosemite Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Golden Bounty encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 49) makes Yosemite Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.