May Tulip Yellow
43YY 69/543 · #F8D870 · LRV 69 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3May Tulip Yellow69
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is May Tulip Yellow, Really?
May Tulip Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 43YY 69/543 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for May Tulip Yellow
May Tulip 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 May Tulip Yellow
At LRV 69, May Tulip 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 May Tulip 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 43YY 69/543 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 | DaffodilSW 6901 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Solar EnergyP310-5 · Behr | 0.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Glow348 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Honey Glaze3003-2A · Valspar | 1.7 | 73.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Forsythia BlossomPPG1214-5 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sunned Yellow114-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to May Tulip 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 #F8D870 in HSL space. Pair May Tulip Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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