Candlelight Yellow
67YY 87/169 · #F9F2D2 · LRV 87 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Candlelight Yellow87
- 4Lightning White92
What Color Is Candlelight Yellow, Really?
Candlelight Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Glidden 67YY 87/169 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Candlelight Yellow
Candlelight Yellow shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Candlelight Yellow
Candlelight Yellow is very light — LRV 87, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Candlelight 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 67YY 87/169 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 | Yellow BeamSW 7123 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 86 | Color page → |
| Behr | FlashpointP320-1 · Behr | 0.3 | 88 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Palm Coast Pale330 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 89 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cream PuffV016-1 · Valspar | 2.1 | 87.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Oyster CrackerPPG1108-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 86 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Cotton ClothDE5455 · Dunn-Edwards | 0.6 | 82 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Candlelight 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 #F9F2D2 in HSL space. Pair Candlelight Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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