Delightful Yellow vs Obsidian Green
Where Delightful Yellow belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Obsidian Green is a Little Greene color. Delightful Yellow reads as beige-yellow, while Obsidian Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Delightful Yellow (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Obsidian Green (LRV 1), a difference of 69 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Delightful Yellow runs yellow while Obsidian Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 98.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Delightful Yellow vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Delightful Yellow and Obsidian Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Delightful Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Obsidian Green would.
Color Details
Delightful Yellow vs Obsidian Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delightful Yellow on one side and Obsidian Green on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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