Cornsilk Yellow
DET498 · #F4C96C · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Cornsilk Yellow60
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Cornsilk Yellow, Really?
Cornsilk Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DET498 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cornsilk Yellow
Cornsilk Yellow 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 Cornsilk Yellow
At LRV 60, Cornsilk Yellow 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 Cornsilk Yellow 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 Dunn-Edwards DET498 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 | June DaySW 6682 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Little Sun DressP280-5 · Behr | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lion Heart306 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet CornV054-3 · Valspar | 3.0 | 63.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sol De YucatanPPG17-18 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sol De YucatanPPG17-18 · Glidden | 1.0 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Cornsilk Yellow within Dunn-Edwards'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 #F4C96C in HSL space. Pair Cornsilk Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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