Yellow Groove
HDC-MD-02A · #F7B932 · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Yellow Groove55
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Yellow Groove, Really?
Yellow Groove reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-MD-02A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Groove
Yellow Groove is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Yellow Groove
At LRV 55, Yellow Groove is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Yellow Groove are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr HDC-MD-02A directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | GoldfinchSW 6905 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Nugget2019-20 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gold Abundance3003-1A · Valspar | 2.6 | 56.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · Glidden | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweet As Honey113-6DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Groove within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F7B932 in HSL space. Pair Yellow Groove with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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