Enjoyable Yellow vs Yarrow
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Enjoyable Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Yarrow to the beige family. At LRV 71 vs 48, Enjoyable Yellow will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 27.6, 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.
Enjoyable Yellow vs Yarrow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Enjoyable Yellow and Yarrow 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 amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Enjoyable Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Yarrow would.
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. Enjoyable Yellow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Enjoyable Yellow vs Yarrow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Enjoyable Yellow on one side and Yarrow 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 Enjoyable Yellow comparisons
See how Enjoyable Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 71 vs 6, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Enjoyable Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where Enjoyable Yellow encloses it.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Enjoyable Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 71, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Enjoyable Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Enjoyable Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Enjoyable Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.