Match Acorn Yellow
Benjamin Moore Acorn Yellow is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 41. 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.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Caramel Cloud the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 780-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Acorn Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Antique Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Cellini Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sunbaked Terracotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Bath Stone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Acorn Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Acorn Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 29), opening up a space where Cinnamon Scone encloses it. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.