Match Yellow Ground

Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 64. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Yellow Ground
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218#f2cf86LRV 64Warm

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.

Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Maybe Maui
Yellow Ground vs Maybe Maui
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
PPG
Maybe Maui
PPG1210-4 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Yellow Trumpet
Yellow Trumpet
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Yellow Trumpet vs Yellow Ground
Cloverdale Paint
Yellow Trumpet
0862 · LRV 71
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64

A 7-point LRV gap (71 vs 64) makes Yellow Trumpet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Beverly Hills
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Beverly Hills vs Yellow Ground
Benjamin Moore
Beverly Hills
180 · LRV 59
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64

A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 59) makes Yellow Ground the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Naples Yellow
Naples Yellow
Yellow Ground vs Naples Yellow
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Naples Yellow
9021 · LRV 69

Naples Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Garbanzo Paste
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Garbanzo Paste vs Yellow Ground
Behr
Garbanzo Paste
M290-4 · LRV 59
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64

A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 59) makes Yellow Ground the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.6Noticeable
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
RAL 280-2
RAL 280-2
Yellow Ground vs RAL 280-2
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 280-2
RAL 280-2 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Citron
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Citron vs Yellow Ground
Farrow & Ball
Citron
74 · LRV 65
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Sunlight
Sunlight
Yellow Ground vs Sunlight
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
Little Greene
Sunlight
135 · LRV 58

A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Yellow Ground the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.5Noticeable
Lemon Tropics
Lemon Tropics
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Lemon Tropics vs Yellow Ground
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64

Lemon Tropics reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 64), opening up a space where Yellow Ground encloses it. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.7Noticeable
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Joy
Yellow Ground vs Joy
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
Tikkurila
Joy
H303 · LRV 79

Joy reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 64), opening up a space where Yellow Ground encloses it. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.5Distinct
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Sand yellow
Sand yellow
Yellow Ground vs Sand yellow
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
RAL ClassicClassic
Sand yellow
RAL 1002 · LRV 45

At LRV 64 vs 45, Yellow Ground is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.9Distinct
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Velvet
Velvet
Yellow Ground vs Velvet
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
Jotun
Velvet
10246 · LRV 52

Yellow Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 16.2Distinct
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
Cinnamon Foam
Cinnamon Foam
Yellow Ground vs Cinnamon Foam
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
Valspar
Cinnamon Foam
V085-2 · LRV 65

With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.7Distinct
Yellow Ground
Yellow Ground
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Yellow Ground vs S 3030-Y30R
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

At LRV 64 vs 33, Yellow Ground is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 25.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 25.4Very different