Antique Yellow vs Livid
Antique Yellow is a Jotun color while Livid comes from Little Greene. Antique Yellow reads as beige-yellow, while Livid reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Antique Yellow has an LRV of 49. The tonal difference — Antique Yellow's warm character against Livid's green — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 36.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Antique Yellow vs Livid in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Antique Yellow and Livid in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Antique Yellow vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Antique Yellow on one side and Livid 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 Antique Yellow comparisons
See how Antique Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Antique Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Antique Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Antique Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Antique Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Antique Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Antique Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Antique Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Antique Yellow encloses it.
Antique Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Antique Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Antique Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Antique Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Antique Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Antique Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Antique Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.