Confident Yellow vs Decisive Yellow

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both beige-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-yellow to land. With LRVs of 64 and 65, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 18.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Confident Yellow vs Decisive Yellow in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Confident Yellow and Decisive Yellow in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Confident YellowSW Confident Yellow front door color review

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Decisive YellowSw Decisive Yellow Front Door

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Color Details

Confident Yellow
Sherwin-Williams · 6911
Hex#FECB01
LRV63.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6911
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Decisive Yellow
Sherwin-Williams · 6902
Hex#FDCC4E
LRV64.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6902
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Confident Yellow vs Decisive Yellow Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Confident Yellow on one side and Decisive Yellow on the other.

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.

More Confident Yellow comparisons

See how Confident Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Confident Yellow
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Confident Yellow
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Confident Yellow
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Confident Yellow
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Confident Yellow reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Confident Yellow
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Confident Yellow
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Confident Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Confident Yellow
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Confident Yellow reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Confident Yellow
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Confident Yellow
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Confident Yellow reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Confident Yellow
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Nearly identical in tone

Vintage Vogue
Confident Yellow
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Confident Yellow
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Confident Yellow
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Confident Yellow
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Black grey
Confident Yellow
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Piazza
Confident Yellow
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Nearly identical in tone

Humble Yellow
Confident Yellow
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Confident Yellow reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Confident Yellow
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Senses
Confident Yellow
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Confident Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Confident Yellow
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Confident Yellow
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Confident Yellow reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Confident Yellow
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Confident Yellow
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Confident Yellow
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Confident Yellow
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Confident Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Confident Yellow
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Confident Yellow
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Confident Yellow
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Confident Yellow
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Confident Yellow
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Confident Yellow is the lighter choice