Funky Yellow vs Venetian Yellow
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Venetian Yellow (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Funky Yellow (LRV 65), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of NaN, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Funky Yellow vs Venetian Yellow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Funky Yellow and Venetian Yellow 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Venetian Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Funky Yellow would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Venetian Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Funky Yellow.
Color Details
Funky Yellow vs Venetian Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Funky Yellow on one side and Venetian Yellow 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.
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At LRV 65 vs 52, Funky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.