Match Beacon Yellow
Behr Beacon Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 62. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Afterglow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (62 vs 56) makes Beacon Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 280-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (62 vs 53) makes Beacon Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Beacon Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Beacon Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Joy reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 62), opening up a space where Beacon Yellow encloses it. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Beacon Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 65 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 62 vs 33, Beacon Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 21.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.