Simply Yellow
115-3DB · #F6DDA3 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Simply Yellow, Really?
Simply Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 115-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Simply Yellow
Simply 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 Simply Yellow
At LRV 74, Simply 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 Simply 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 115-3DB 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 | Butter UpSW 6681 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | MidsummerBXC-31 · Behr | 2.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Suntan Yellow2155-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Kelsey's Curls8002-25C · Valspar | 2.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | VisionaryPPG1210-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jonquil Yellow40YY 71/335 · Glidden | 0.8 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Simply 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 #F6DDA3 in HSL space. Pair Simply Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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