Mayapple Yellow
40YY 65/427 · #F3D585 · LRV 65 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Tuscan Sun60
- 3Mayapple Yellow65
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Mayapple Yellow, Really?
Mayapple Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 40YY 65/427 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mayapple Yellow
Mayapple 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 Mayapple Yellow
At LRV 65, Mayapple 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 Mayapple 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 65/427 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 | MiddaySW 6695 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Warm Glow360D-4 · Behr | 1.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Broadway Lights298 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Island Sun3007-3C · Valspar | 1.5 | 69.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lemoncello219-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Mayapple 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 #F3D585 in HSL space. Pair Mayapple Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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