Harvest Moon
60YY 74/371 · #F2E49B · LRV 74 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Harvest Moon, Really?
Harvest Moon reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 60YY 74/371 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon 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 Harvest Moon
At LRV 74, Harvest Moon 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 Harvest Moon 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 60YY 74/371 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 | Venetian YellowSW 1666 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Storm LightningP310-4 · Behr | 1.6 | 79 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunshine on the Bay347 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Float Like a ButterflyV054-2 · Valspar | 3.5 | 78.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pineapple DelightPPG1215-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 79 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Almost Ivory121-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Harvest Moon 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 #F2E49B in HSL space. Pair Harvest Moon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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