Welcoming Yellow
113-5DB · #EFB45E · LRV 52 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Welcoming Yellow52
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Welcoming Yellow, Really?
Welcoming Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 113-5DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Welcoming Yellow
Welcoming 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 Welcoming Yellow
At LRV 52, Welcoming 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 Welcoming 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 113-5DB 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 | Olden AmberSW 9013 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sweet HoneyPMD-74 · Behr | 1.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pan for Gold181 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | South HavenM140 · Valspar | 3.0 | 52.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Oro De MayaPPG17-19 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Oro De MayaPPG17-19 · Glidden | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Welcoming 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 #EFB45E in HSL space. Pair Welcoming Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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