Lion Yellow vs Ylang Ylang
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Hue-wise, Lion Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Ylang Ylang to the beige family. With LRVs of 80 and 80, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a red quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Lion Yellow vs Ylang Ylang Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lion Yellow on one side and Ylang Ylang 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.
More Lion Yellow comparisons
See how Lion Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lion Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Lion Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Lion Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Lion Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.