Match Glittery Yellow
Sherwin-Williams Glittery Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 85. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (85 vs 82) makes Glittery Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 85 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (92 vs 85) makes First Light the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (85 vs 82) makes Glittery Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (85 vs 82) makes Glittery Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 85 vs 70, Glittery Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 85), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Glittery Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Timid Absinthe encloses it. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.