Cheerful Yellow
119-4DB · #F5DB82 · LRV 72 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Cheerful Yellow72
- 4Lemon Chiffon79
- 5Frittata86
What Color Is Cheerful Yellow, Really?
Cheerful Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 119-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cheerful Yellow
Cheerful 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 Cheerful Yellow
At LRV 72, Cheerful Yellow 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 Cheerful 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 Dutch Boy 119-4DB 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 | DaffodilSW 6901 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lemon CurdHDC-SP16-03 · Behr | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Glow348 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Island Sun3007-3C · Valspar | 1.2 | 69.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FirelightPPG1211-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shorelight Yellow45YY 69/469 · Glidden | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Cheerful Yellow within Dutch Boy'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 #F5DB82 in HSL space. Pair Cheerful Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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