Humble Yellow vs Ocean Abyss

Jotun
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Behr

Where Humble Yellow belongs to Jotun's range, Ocean Abyss is a Behr color. Humble Yellow (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Abyss (LRV 7), a difference of 49 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Humble Yellow runs warm while Ocean Abyss is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 53.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Humble Yellow vs Ocean Abyss Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 53.3Very different colors

Color Details

Humble Yellow
Jotun · 11173
Hex#d3c5ab
LRV56.5
BrandJotun
Number11173
Undertone
Temperaturewarm
Brightnesslight
View Humble Yellow
Ocean Abyss
Behr · MQ6-01
Hex#2a565b
LRV7.1
BrandBehr
NumberMQ6-01
UndertoneBlue
Temperaturecool
Brightnessdark
View Ocean Abyss

Humble Yellow vs Ocean Abyss in Real Spaces

Seeing Humble Yellow and Ocean Abyss in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 5 room types where both colors have photos.

Living Room

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Humble Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ocean Abyss would.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy living room color review

@fru_heidiandersen

Ocean Abyss
Ocean Abyss living room accent wall

@designed_by_shannon

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Humble Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy bedroom interior

@etthusbliretthem

Ocean Abyss
Ocean Abyss bedroom paint review

@finn.omalley.author

Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Humble Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow kitchen paint review

@sorlandskjokken.no

Ocean Abyss
Behr Ocean Abyss kitchen paint

@mrsjdarg

Dining Room

A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Humble Yellow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy dining room interior

@ida__ryden

Ocean Abyss
Behr Ocean Abyss dining room interior

@savage_diy_mom

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. Humble Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow bathroom color review

@interior_silvia

Ocean Abyss
Ocean Abyss bathroom paint review

@stephanie_crognalecroes

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