Naples Yellow
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Naples Yellow (9021) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its beige and yellow classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. 8 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
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69.02
Naples Yellow's Color Strip
Naples Yellow is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Butter Up and June Day. The strip spans from Friendly Yellow at the lightest end to Trinket at the deepest. Strip 135 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Naples Yellow in Rooms
Follow Naples Yellow from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 8 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Home Office Photo
Naples Yellow (9021) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
Home office walls brighten in cheerful Naples Yellow.
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3 Misc Photos
These 3 misc images show how Naples Yellow (9021) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. The beige, yellow hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Walls painted Naples Yellow add luminous depth throughout.
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Warm Naples Yellow tones enhance this inviting wall space.
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Golden Naples Yellow creates an uplifting, bright atmosphere.
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2 Bedroom Photos
These 2 bedroom images show how Naples Yellow (9021) can sit beside bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The beige, yellow hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Bedroom walls painted in soft Naples Yellow radiate calm.
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Serene bedroom walls glow in warm Naples Yellow.
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2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
In cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture, the most interesting quality of Naples Yellow (9021) may be the way it responds to countertops, hardware, splashbacks and flooring. The beige, yellow hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Kitchen cabinets painted Naples Yellow bring warmth and charm.
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Upper cabinets in Naples Yellow brighten this kitchen.
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Coordinating Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Full Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Naples Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Full Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Sunny Veranda the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
La Luna Amarilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Naples Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Indigo encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Blue Beyond encloses it.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV NaN vs NaN), opening up a space where Liberty Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Naples Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Blueblood encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tea Li 68 ea g t h reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honeypot reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 85 vs 69, Glittery Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Optimistic Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Naples Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Bee encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Naples Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Naples Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Naples Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
This bright, cheerful yellow with its warm golden undertones captures the luminous quality of Mediterranean sunshine flooding a sun-room or kitchen. Its high saturation brings an optimistic energy that pairs beautifully with crisp whites and natural wood tones.