Daffodil vs Naples Yellow paint color comparison

Daffodil vs Naples Yellow

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Daffodil belongs to the beige family and Naples Yellow to the beige-yellow family. With LRVs of 71 and 69, 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 12.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Daffodil vs Naples Yellow in Real Spaces

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

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.

DaffodilA industrial bedroom painted in Daffodil

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Naples YellowSW Naples Yellow bedroom interior

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Home Office

In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. 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.

DaffodilSherwin-Williams Daffodil in a scandinavian home office

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Naples YellowSW 9021 office paint

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Color Details

Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams · 6901
Hex#FAD97A
LRV71.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6901
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Naples Yellow
Sherwin-Williams · 9021
Hex#F6D58F
LRV69.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9021
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Daffodil vs Naples Yellow Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Daffodil on one side and Naples 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 Daffodil comparisons

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

White Dove
Daffodil
White Dove
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Ammonite
Daffodil
Ammonite
Daffodil
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Daffodil
Iron Ore
Daffodil
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Daffodil
Purbeck Stone
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 52, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Daffodil
Evergreen Fog
Daffodil
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 30, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Daffodil
Mizzle
Daffodil
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Agreeable Gray
Daffodil
Agreeable Gray
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Daffodil the marginally brighter of the two.

Accessible Beige
Daffodil
Accessible Beige
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

Denim Drift
Daffodil
Denim Drift
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Daffodil
French Gray
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 43, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Daffodil
Naval
Daffodil
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 71 vs 4, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Daffodil
Tranquil Dawn
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Bancha
Daffodil
Bancha
Daffodil
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Daffodil
Hardwick White
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Daffodil
Daffodil
Pure White
Pure White
Daffodil vs Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Daffodil
Artichoke
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 21, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Daffodil
Balboa Mist
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Daffodil
Shoji White
Daffodil
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Daffodil
Snowbound
Daffodil
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Daffodil
Pewter Green
Daffodil
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Daffodil
Skimming Stone
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Dix Blue
Daffodil
Dix Blue
Daffodil
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 41, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Calamine
Daffodil
Calamine
Daffodil
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

A 4-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Daffodil the marginally brighter of the two.

Treron
Daffodil
Treron
Daffodil
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 25, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Daffodil
Vintage Vogue
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Daffodil
Saybrook Sage
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
Daffodil
Pale Green
Daffodil
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 31, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Daffodil
Pine Needle
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 7, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Daffodil
Cement grey
Daffodil
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 24, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Daffodil
Guilford Green
Daffodil
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

At LRV 71 vs 57, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.