Match Bold Yellow
Benjamin Moore Bold Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 69. 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 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Bold Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Bold Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Citron reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bold Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bold Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 54), opening up a space where Mister David encloses it. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Bold Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Bold Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 69 vs 57, Bold Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 30.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Bold Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 20), opening up a space where Fickle Pickle encloses it. At ΔE 46.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 69 vs 35, Bold Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 53.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 69 vs 33, Bold Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 56.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.