Funky Yellow vs Lantern Light
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Funky Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Lantern Light to the beige family. At LRV 76 vs 65, Lantern Light will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-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 25.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Funky Yellow vs Lantern Light in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Funky Yellow and Lantern Light 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Lantern Light returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Lantern Light will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Lantern Light will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Funky Yellow.
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 Lantern Light will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
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. The LRV gap is large enough that Lantern Light will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Funky Yellow.
Patio
Patio colors are seen under changing outdoor light throughout the day — morning, midday, and golden hour each reveal different qualities. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Funky Yellow.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Lantern Light will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow 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. Lantern Light returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Funky Yellow vs Lantern Light Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Funky Yellow on one side and Lantern Light 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
See how Funky Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 6, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
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.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Funky Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
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.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Funky Yellow encloses it.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
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.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
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.
Funky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Funky Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.