Toasted Yellow
113-3DB · #EECD9B · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Toasted Yellow64
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Toasted Yellow, Really?
Toasted Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 113-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Toasted Yellow
Toasted 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 Toasted Yellow
At LRV 64, Toasted 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 Toasted 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 113-3DB 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 | Peace YellowSW 2857 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Filtered MoonM270-4 · Behr | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Harvest Time186 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet Treats3005-6B · Valspar | 1.1 | 62.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Toffee CrunchPPG1207-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Toffee CrunchPPG1207-4 · Glidden | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Toasted 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 #EECD9B in HSL space. Pair Toasted Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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