Match Colonial Yellow

Sherwin-Williams Colonial Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 60. 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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Colonial Yellow
Sherwin-Williams
Colonial Yellow
0030#EFC488LRV 60Warm

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.

Colonial Yellow
Perky Yellow
Colonial Yellow
Perky Yellow
Cloverdale Paint
ΔE 2.0Subtle
Perky Yellow
0926 · LRV 62

Nearly identical in tone

Colonial Yellow
Colonial Yellow
Beacon Yellow
Behr
ΔE 2.2Subtle
Beacon Yellow
HDC-CL-16 · LRV 62

Nearly identical in tone

Colonial Yellow
Bee's Wax
Colonial Yellow
Bee's Wax
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 2.2Subtle
Bee's Wax
7682 · LRV 57

Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
Colonial Yellow
Amber Waves
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 3.0Subtle
Amber Waves
2159-40 · LRV 54

Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
Colonial Yellow
Gold Buff
PPG
ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Gold Buff
PPG1208-4 · LRV 56

Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
RAL 280-3
Colonial Yellow
RAL 280-3
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 6.5Noticeable
RAL 280-3
RAL 280-3 · LRV 53

Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
Colonial Yellow
Yellow Ground
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 7.4Noticeable
Yellow Ground
218 · LRV 64

Yellow Ground reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
Honey Nut
Colonial Yellow
Honey Nut
Dulux
ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Honey Nut
41YY 53/306 · LRV 53

Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
Sand yellow
Colonial Yellow
Sand yellow
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 9.8Noticeable
Sand yellow
RAL 1002 · LRV 45

Colonial Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Colonial Yellow
Colonial Yellow
Emperor
Tikkurila
ΔE 11.6Distinct
Emperor
K398 · LRV 43

Colonial Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Colonial Yellow
Velvet
Colonial Yellow
Velvet
Jotun
ΔE 11.8Distinct
Velvet
10246 · LRV 52

Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
Bath Stone
Colonial Yellow
Bath Stone
Little Greene
ΔE 12.0Distinct
Bath Stone
64 · LRV 48

Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
Cinnamon Foam
Colonial Yellow
Cinnamon Foam
Valspar
ΔE 15.4Distinct
Cinnamon Foam
V085-2 · LRV 65

Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter

Colonial Yellow
S 3030-Y30R
Colonial Yellow
S 3030-Y30R
NCS
ΔE 19.5Distinct
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

Colonial Yellow is the lighter choice

Colonial Yellow Cross-Brand Color Matches