Costa Mesa Yellow
45YY 67/259 · #E9D7A7 · LRV 67 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Costa Mesa Yellow67
- 4Lemon Twist72
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Costa Mesa Yellow, Really?
Costa Mesa Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 45YY 67/259 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Costa Mesa Yellow
Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa Yellow
At LRV 67, Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa 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 45YY 67/259 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 | Convivial YellowSW 6393 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Quiet Veranda350F-4 · Behr | 1.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Barley199 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Early SproutP092 · Valspar | 1.5 | 67.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tuscan SunPPG12-17 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cadence Green223-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Costa Mesa 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 #E9D7A7 in HSL space. Pair Costa Mesa Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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