Match Light Yellow
Benjamin Moore Light Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 84. 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 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes Lemon Spirit the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (84 vs 81) makes Light Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Light Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
First Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 92 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Light Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Fresh Pasta encloses it. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Light Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Light Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Light Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Light ivory encloses it. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 19.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.