Funky Yellow vs Icy Lemonade
Funky Yellow and Icy Lemonade come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both beige-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-yellow to land. The 15-point LRV gap — 80 for Icy Lemonade vs 65 for Funky Yellow — means Icy Lemonade will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of NaN puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Funky Yellow vs Icy Lemonade in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Funky Yellow and Icy Lemonade in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Icy Lemonade reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Funky Yellow.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Icy Lemonade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Icy Lemonade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Icy Lemonade will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Icy Lemonade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Icy Lemonade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Mudroom
In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The LRV gap is large enough that Icy Lemonade will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
Patio
Exterior colors look different in open light — both tend to read lighter outside than on an interior swatch, and shadows read more strongly. The LRV gap is large enough that Icy Lemonade will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Icy Lemonade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Icy Lemonade reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Funky Yellow.
Color Details
Funky Yellow vs Icy Lemonade Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Funky Yellow on one side and Icy Lemonade 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 Funky Yellow comparisons
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At LRV 65 vs 52, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Funky Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 65 vs 27, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
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Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Funky Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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Funky Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.