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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2021-30

Benjamin Moore Yellow Highlighter#E8CC4F · LRV 64

Yellow Highlighter reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2021-30 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTER
RGB 232, 204, 79 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Yellow Highlighter
SKU 2021-30
Hex #E8CC4F
RGB 232, 204, 79
HSL 49°, 77%, 61%
LRV 64
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Basket of Gold
SKU 0836 · #F4CC3C · LRV 63
ΔE 3.45 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1215-5
#E2C74F
Golden Yarrow
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 58
1213-7
#EFCC44
Crushed Pineapple
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 62
1214-6
#E4C14D
Indian Maize
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 55
1218-4
#D5CE69
Force Of Nature
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 59
17-25
#D5D16B
Got The Giggles
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5466
#E2CD52
Citrus Spice
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 60
DE5424
#EAC853
Yellow Brick Road
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 59
DE5419
#E9CB2E
Soleil
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 60
DE5412
#E7C630
Lemon Zest
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 58
DE5390
#FACF58
Rubber Ducky
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 66

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.21
All yellow at Behr →
390B-6
#ECCC39
Citrus Zest
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 61
360D-5
#E6C44B
Golden Chalice
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 57
380D-5
#DBCF4B
California Dreaming
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 60
P280-5
#F9C845
Little Sun Dress
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 62
P330-5
#DAD356
Midori
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.34
All yellow at Valspar →
V019-2
#EBC746
Lime Drop
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 59.1
3007-3B
#E7C455
Fall Meadow
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 57.1
V018-2
#F3CF63
Hive Delight
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 64.9
8001-24D
#E8CE6C
Seth's Smile
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 62
8001-27D
#DBD564
Matcha
ΔE 6.2 · LRV 64

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.6
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6913
#EDD26F
Funky Yellow
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 65
SW 6703
#D9C661
Frolic
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 56
SW 6902
#FDCC4E
Decisive Yellow
ΔE 5.65 · LRV 65
SW 9020
#F4C454
Rayo de Sol
ΔE 6.08 · LRV 59
SW 6689
#EEC25F
Overjoy
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.87
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 58
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 8.34 · LRV 65
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 10.06 · LRV 50
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 12.02 · LRV 59

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.12
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 65
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 9.51 · LRV 49
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 9.7 · LRV 57
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 12.51 · LRV 50
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 12.8 · LRV 68

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.44
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 8.44 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 12.64 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 15.48 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 19.64 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 21.19 · LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E8CC4F in HSL space. Pair Yellow Highlighter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E8CC4F + #4F6BE8
TRIADIC
#E8CC4F · #4FE8CC · #CC4FE8
ANALOGOUS
#E87F4F · #E8CC4F · #B8E84F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.59:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.18:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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