Yellow Polka Dot
HDC-SM14-11 · #FDB768 · LRV 56 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Yellow Polka Dot56
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Yellow Polka Dot, Really?
Yellow Polka Dot reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-SM14-11 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Polka Dot
Yellow Polka Dot 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Yellow Polka Dot
At LRV 56, Yellow Polka Dot 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 Polka Dot 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-SM14-11 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 | Stirring OrangeSW 6889 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Marmalade2016-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Orange Toffee2007-1C · Valspar | 1.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Golden OpportunityPPG1204-6 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Juicy Cantaloupe02YY 55/518 · Glidden | 0.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Jovial Orange112-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Polka Dot 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 #FDB768 in HSL space. Pair Yellow Polka Dot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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