Match Lively Yellow
Sherwin-Williams Lively Yellow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 68. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Lively Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Lively Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Lively Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lively Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lemon Tropics reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Lively Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Joy reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lively Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Green beige encloses it. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lively Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Velvet encloses it. At ΔE 16.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Timid Absinthe the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Lively Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 29.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.