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DIAMOND VOGEL · 0954

Diamond Vogel Mac N Cheese#FFC237 · LRV 61

Mac N Cheese reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Diamond Vogel 0954 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DIAMOND VOGEL MAC N CHEESE
RGB 255, 194, 55 LRV 61

Color spec

Brand Diamond Vogel
Name Mac N Cheese
SKU 0954
Hex #FFC237
RGB 255, 194, 55
HSL 42°, 100%, 61%
LRV 61
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Diamond Vogel Mac N Cheese

At LRV 61, Mac N Cheese 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.

Mac N Cheese 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.82
All yellow at Valspar →
3004-1B · #FFC12B · ΔE 0.82 · LRV 61
3002-1B · #FFC03C · ΔE 1.08 · LRV 60.9
3004-1A · #FFBD27 · ΔE 1.57 · LRV 58.3
V016-3 · #FFBD15 · ΔE 1.97 · LRV 60
3006-3B · #F8C452 · ΔE 2.83 · LRV 59.9

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All yellow at Kompozit →
0954 · #FFBF2B · ΔE 1 · LRV 59
0948 · #FFC42A · ΔE 1.51 · LRV 61
0858 · #FFBF00 · ΔE 2.34 · LRV 59
0822 · #F7C84A · ΔE 3.57 · LRV 62
0829 · #FACC51 · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 64

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1206-7 · #FFC532 · ΔE 1.36 · LRV 61
PPG1211-7 · #FFC843 · ΔE 1.89 · LRV 63
PPG1205-7 · #FFBC35 · ΔE 2.14 · LRV 57
PPG1205-6 · #FFC864 · ΔE 4.44 · LRV 63
PPG1213-7 · #EECB45 · ΔE 6.84 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5314 · #FFBD31 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 56
DE5348 · #FFC946 · ΔE 2.21 · LRV 59
DEA121 · #F5BC1D · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 52
DE5342 · #FFC82A · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 61
DE5306 · #FFC355 · ΔE 3.13 · LRV 60

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All yellow at Behr →
P260-6 · #FFC74B · ΔE 1.85 · LRV 63
350B-7 · #FEC62F · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 62
P270-5 · #FFC64F · ΔE 2.08 · LRV 62
330B-7 · #FFC520 · ΔE 2.32 · LRV 61
P280-5 · #F9C845 · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 62

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2019-30 · #FFC21B · ΔE 1.86 · LRV 60
2020-30 · #FFC31E · ΔE 1.91 · LRV 58
314 · #FCC550 · ΔE 2.29 · LRV 61
2021-10 · #FFBD00 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 58
315 · #FFBD46 · ΔE 3.06 · LRV 58

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36
All yellow at Dutch Boy →
116-7DB · #FEBF01 · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 58
113-6DB · #FDB702 · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 55
212-5DB · #F7BE5B · ΔE 4.59 · LRV 57
118-7DB · #FECB01 · ΔE 5 · LRV 64
114-7DB · #F9B952 · ΔE 5.05 · LRV 56

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.78
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6903 · #FFC723 · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 63
SW 6906 · #FFC401 · ΔE 3 · LRV 61
SW 6902 · #FDCC4E · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 65
SW 9020 · #F4C454 · ΔE 3.61 · LRV 60
SW 6907 · #FFC801 · ΔE 4 · LRV 63

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.91
All yellow at C2 Paint →
C2-620 · #F0C667 · ΔE 5.91 · LRV 60
C2-590 · #F2C97C · ΔE 8.18 · LRV 62
C2-621 · #EBC776 · ΔE 8.25 · LRV 60
BD68 · #E6BF74 · ΔE 8.66 · LRV 55
BD73 · #EFB76D · ΔE 9.11 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 6
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 223 · #ECC363 · ΔE 6 · LRV 58
NO. 9915 · #E0BE6E · ΔE 8.87 · LRV 54
NO. 218 · #F2CF86 · ΔE 9.62 · LRV 65
NO. 74 · #EDCE82 · ΔE 9.82 · LRV 64
NO. 279 · #E9DF63 · ΔE 14.18 · LRV 71

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.65
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23 · #F5CA7A · ΔE 7.65 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22 · #EED6A5 · ΔE 14.75 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-71 · #F7CFB0 · ΔE 18.41 · LRV 68
PNT100-MD-63 · #D1D0A6 · ΔE 20.18 · LRV 61
Pop
PNT100-LT-26 · #F7CCB9 · ΔE 22.87 · LRV 66

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.25
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 10.25 · LRV 60
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 21.44 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 22.15 · LRV 60
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 22.73 · LRV 65
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 24.35 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.2
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-45 · #D4B670 · ΔE 11.2 · LRV 49
JG-40 · #DEB578 · ΔE 11.36 · LRV 50
JG-39 · #E8D280 · ΔE 11.44 · LRV 65
JG-43 · #DDC588 · ΔE 12.6 · LRV 57
JG-42 · #EFD3A2 · ΔE 14.15 · LRV 68

Similar Diamond Vogel colors

closest in the Diamond Vogel deck

The nearest shades to Mac N Cheese within Diamond Vogel's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

0948 · LRV 64
0858 · LRV 62
0837 · LRV 58
0822 · LRV 61
0941 · LRV 55
0955 · LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FFC237 in HSL space. Pair Mac N Cheese with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFC237 + #3774FF
TRIADIC
#FFC237 · #37FFC2 · #C237FF
ANALOGOUS
#FF5E37 · #FFC237 · #D8FF37

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.61:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.02:1 AAA

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

Diamond Vogel Mac N Cheese Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Mac N Cheese from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0954 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Valspar Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

The closest Valspar equivalent of Mac N Cheese is Golden Spell (3004-1B). At ΔE 0.82 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61). If Valspar is your counter, order Golden Spell and you'll get the same color. See the full Golden Spell swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

Kompozit's nearest match is Mac N Cheese (0954), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Mac N Cheese without repainting risk. See the full Mac N Cheese swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Rise-N-Shine (PPG1206-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Mac N Cheese without repainting risk. See the full Rise-N-Shine swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Vibrant Honey (DE5314), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.63). It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Mac N Cheese without repainting risk. See the full Vibrant Honey swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Sunflower (2019-30), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.86). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Mac N Cheese without repainting risk. See the full Sunflower swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

At Behr, the closest color to Mac N Cheese is Chickadee (350B-7) — very close at ΔE 2.05, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Chickadee swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Mac N Cheese is Ducky Yellow (116-7DB) — very close at ΔE 2.36, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 58 vs 61) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Ducky Yellow swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Mac N Cheese is Cheerful (SW 6903) — very close at ΔE 2.78, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 61) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cheerful swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Mac N Cheese — the nearest deck color, Daffodil (C2-620), is clearly different (ΔE 5.91). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0954 instead. See the full Daffodil swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Mac N Cheese — the nearest deck color, Babouche (NO. 223), is clearly different (ΔE 6). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0954 instead. See the full Babouche swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Mac N Cheese — the nearest deck color, Golden Hour (PNT100-MD-23), is clearly different (ΔE 7.65). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0954 instead. See the full Golden Hour swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Mac N Cheese — the nearest deck color, Eames (BD-EA), is clearly different (ΔE 10.25). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0954 instead. See the full Eames swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Mac N Cheese

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Mac N Cheese — the nearest deck color, Amber (JG-39), is clearly different (ΔE 11.44). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0954 instead. See the full Amber swatch →

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