Match Barely Yellow
Benjamin Moore Barely Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 88. 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 88 and 88, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (92 vs 88) makes First Light the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Barely Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 89 vs 88), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Barely Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 90 and 88, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Barely Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 89 and 88, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Barely Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 88 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Barely Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Barely Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 72), opening up a space where Timid Absinthe encloses it. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.