Yellow Bonnet vs S 0502-Y
Yellow Bonnet is a Cloverdale Paint color while S 0502-Y comes from NCS. Hue-wise, Yellow Bonnet belongs to the beige-yellow family and S 0502-Y to the beige family. With LRVs of 89 and 87, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Yellow Bonnet vs S 0502-Y in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Yellow Bonnet and S 0502-Y are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Yellow Bonnet vs S 0502-Y Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Yellow Bonnet on one side and S 0502-Y 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 Yellow Bonnet comparisons
See how Yellow Bonnet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (89 vs 83) makes Yellow Bonnet the marginally brighter of the two.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 6, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 52, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 58, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 27, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 55, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 13, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 44, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Bonnet reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 66, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 74, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (89 vs 83) makes Yellow Bonnet the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 89 vs 12, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 68, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 12, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 45, Yellow Bonnet is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Yellow Bonnet reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.