Ciara Yellow
No. 73 · #DFC380 · LRV 56 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Ciara Yellow56
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Ciara Yellow, Really?
Ciara Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 73 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ciara Yellow
Ciara 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 Ciara Yellow
At LRV 56, Ciara 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 Ciara 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 Farrow & Ball No. 73 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 | SequinSW 6394 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | TangyUL180-21 · Behr | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gold Leaf201 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Swiftly Green3008-5C · Valspar | 2.2 | 54.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Autumn GlowPPG1106-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Autumn GlowPPG1106-3 · Glidden | 2.0 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Ciara Yellow within Farrow & Ball'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 #DFC380 in HSL space. Pair Ciara Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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