Match Sudbury Yellow
Farrow & Ball Sudbury Yellow is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 49. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
RAL 280-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Charismatic reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 46) makes Sudbury Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sudbury Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Honey Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 64 vs 49, Yellow Ground is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sunlight reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sudbury Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 35), opening up a space where Mexico encloses it. At ΔE 14.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sudbury Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sudbury Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 18.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 49 vs 29, Sudbury Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 21.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.