Yellow Finch
2024-40 · #ECDC71 · LRV 68 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Yellow Finch68
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Yellow Finch, Really?
Yellow Finch reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2024-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Finch
Yellow Finch 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 Finch
At LRV 68, Yellow Finch is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Finch 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 Benjamin Moore 2024-40 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 | Funky YellowSW 6913 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Plastic LimeT15-15 · Behr | 0.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pursuit of Happiness8001-25D · Valspar | 2.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Canary YellowPPG1215-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Canary YellowPPG1215-4 · Glidden | 0.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cheerful Yellow119-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Finch within Benjamin Moore'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 #ECDC71 in HSL space. Pair Yellow Finch with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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