Match Canary Yellow
PPG Canary Yellow is a light-reflective shade 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 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Canary Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Citrus Punch reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Carys the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Canary Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Upbeat reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 82 vs 69, Lemon Peel is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Canary Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 69 vs 38, Canary Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Canary Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 21.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Canary Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Velvet encloses it. At ΔE 30.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 32.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 69 vs 33, Canary Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 38.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.