Match Confident Yellow

Sherwin-Williams Confident Yellow 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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Confident Yellow
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911#FECB01LRV 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.

Sunshine
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Sunshine vs Confident Yellow
Benjamin Moore
Sunshine
2021-30 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4 — Subtle
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Forsythia
Forsythia
Confident Yellow vs Forsythia
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Forsythia
6907 · LRV 63

With LRVs of 64 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1 — Subtle
Unmellow Yellow
Unmellow Yellow
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Unmellow Yellow vs Confident Yellow
Behr
Unmellow Yellow
P300-7 · LRV 55
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Confident Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9 — Noticeable
Buttered Popcorn
Buttered Popcorn
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Buttered Popcorn vs Confident Yellow
Cloverdale Paint
Buttered Popcorn
0843 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.4 — Noticeable
RAL 270-3
RAL 270-3
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
RAL 270-3 vs Confident Yellow
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 270-3
RAL 270-3 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 49, Confident Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.1 — Noticeable
Zinc yellow
Zinc yellow
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Zinc yellow vs Confident Yellow
RAL ClassicClassic
Zinc yellow
RAL 1018 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.0 — Noticeable
Flirtatious
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Flirtatious vs Confident Yellow
PPG
Flirtatious
PPG1212-7 · LRV 65
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.1 — Noticeable
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
N302
Confident Yellow vs N302
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64
Tikkurila
N302
N302 · LRV 43

Confident Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where N302 encloses it. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.4 — Distinct
Sunflower Symphony 4
Sunflower Symphony 4
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Sunflower Symphony 4 vs Confident Yellow
Dulux
Sunflower Symphony 4
23YY 62/816 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.5 — Distinct
Mister David
Mister David
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Mister David vs Confident Yellow
Little Greene
Mister David
47 · LRV 54
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

A 10-point LRV gap (64 vs 54) makes Confident Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.1 — Distinct
Babouche
Babouche
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Babouche vs Confident Yellow
Farrow & Ball
Babouche
223 · LRV 57
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Confident Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 34.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 34.8 — Very different
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
Brazen
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64
Valspar
Brazen
V054-6 · LRV 19

Confident Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 45.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 45.6 — Very different
Masala
Confident Yellow
Masala
Confident Yellow
Jotun
Masala
10428 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Confident Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 38), opening up a space where Masala encloses it. At ΔE 56.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 56.2 — Very different
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Confident Yellow
Confident Yellow
S 3030-Y30R vs Confident Yellow
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33
Sherwin-Williams
Confident Yellow
6911 · LRV 64

Confident Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 58.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 58.0 — Very different