Match Surfboard Yellow
Behr Surfboard Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 71. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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.
With LRVs of 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Go Go Glow reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Surfboard Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (75 vs 71) makes RAL 280-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 65) makes Surfboard Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Surfboard Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon Tropics reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Surfboard Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Joy reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Surfboard Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Surfboard Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Velvet encloses it. At ΔE 20.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Surfboard Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 71 vs 33, Surfboard Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 30.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.