Match New Colonial Yellow
Sherwin-Williams New Colonial Yellow is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 46. 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.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Cellini Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
New Colonial Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sunbaked Terracotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Madeleine reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Faded Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
New Colonial Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 65 vs 46, Cinnamon Foam is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.