Dayroom Yellow vs Treron
Both from Farrow & Ball's palette. Dayroom Yellow reads as beige-yellow, while Treron reads as green-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dayroom Yellow (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Treron (LRV 25), a difference of 50 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 42.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dayroom Yellow vs Treron in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dayroom Yellow and Treron in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Dayroom Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Treron.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Dayroom Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Treron.
Color Details
Dayroom Yellow vs Treron Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dayroom Yellow on one side and Treron 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 Dayroom Yellow comparisons
See how Dayroom Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Dayroom Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Dayroom Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Dayroom Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Dayroom Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Dayroom Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Dayroom Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 75 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.