Bright Hummingbird Yellow
70YY 73/458 · #EBE589 · LRV 73 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Bright Hummingbird Yellow, Really?
Bright Hummingbird Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70YY 73/458 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bright Hummingbird Yellow
Bright Hummingbird 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 Bright Hummingbird Yellow
At LRV 73, Bright Hummingbird Yellow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Bright Hummingbird 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 Glidden 70YY 73/458 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 | Fun YellowSW 6908 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 78 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pear CiderP330-3 · Behr | 0.8 | 77 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Roses353 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wild Daffodil8001-25C · Valspar | 3.6 | 76 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fresh LemonadePPG1216-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Rachel's Smile118-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.8 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Bright Hummingbird Yellow within Glidden'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 #EBE589 in HSL space. Pair Bright Hummingbird Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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