Chickadee Yellow
120-4DB · #E2C980 · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Chickadee Yellow60
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Chickadee Yellow, Really?
Chickadee Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 120-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chickadee Yellow
Chickadee 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 Chickadee Yellow
At LRV 60, Chickadee 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 Chickadee 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 120-4DB 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 | ChartreuseSW 73 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lol YellowT12-6 · Behr | 1.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yosemite Yellow215 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Papyrus Plant8002-25D · Valspar | 1.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gold BuffPPG1208-4 · PPG / Glidden | 4.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Autumn GlowPPG1106-3 · Glidden | 3.7 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Chickadee 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 #E2C980 in HSL space. Pair Chickadee Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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