Jonquil Yellow
40YY 71/335 · #F7DD9F · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Jonquil Yellow71
- 4Lemon Chiffon79
- 5Frittata86
What Color Is Jonquil Yellow, Really?
Jonquil Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 40YY 71/335 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Jonquil Yellow
Jonquil 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 Jonquil Yellow
At LRV 71, Jonquil 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 Jonquil 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 40YY 71/335 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 | SoléSW 6896 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Melted Butter300A-3 · Behr | 2.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Suntan Yellow2155-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Kelsey's Curls8002-25C · Valspar | 2.6 | 75 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Honey BeePPG1205-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 76 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Balmed Lemon114-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.4 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Jonquil 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 #F7DD9F in HSL space. Pair Jonquil Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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