Mella Yella vs Sunbeam Yellow
Mella Yella is a Cloverdale Paint color while Sunbeam Yellow comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 73 vs 68, Mella Yella will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.3, 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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Mella Yella vs Sunbeam Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mella Yella on one side and Sunbeam Yellow 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 Mella Yella comparisons
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Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 73 vs 6, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mella Yella reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 73 vs 58, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 73 vs 55, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Mella Yella the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Mella Yella reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Mella Yella the marginally brighter of the two.
Mella Yella reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Mella Yella is decisively the brighter choice.
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