Match Friendly Yellow
Sherwin-Williams Friendly Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 76. 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.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Friendly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 76 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sweetie Pie reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Buttercup Fool 5 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 79 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (80 vs 76) makes Vanilla Ice Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (81 vs 76) makes Lemonade the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Friendly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Friendly Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), 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 6-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes Friendly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Friendly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Ivory encloses it. At ΔE 10.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Friendly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Friendly Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.