Match Hawthorne Yellow
Benjamin Moore Hawthorne Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 71. 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 (76 vs 71) makes Optimistic Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 74 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
At LRV 85 vs 71, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (79 vs 71) makes Joy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 71) makes Dayroom Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (79 vs 71) makes RAL 130-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Hawthorne Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.