Friendly Yellow vs Salty Dog
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Friendly Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Salty Dog to the blue family. Friendly Yellow (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Salty Dog (LRV 5), a difference of 71 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Friendly Yellow runs warm while Salty Dog is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 77.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Friendly Yellow vs Salty Dog in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Friendly Yellow and Salty Dog 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
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Friendly Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Salty Dog would.
Color Details
Friendly Yellow vs Salty Dog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Friendly Yellow on one side and Salty Dog 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 Friendly Yellow comparisons
See how Friendly Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Friendly Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Friendly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Friendly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Friendly Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Friendly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.