Shorelight Yellow
45YY 69/469 · #F7DB81 · LRV 69 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Shorelight Yellow69
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Shorelight Yellow, Really?
Shorelight Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 45YY 69/469 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Shorelight Yellow
Shorelight 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 Shorelight Yellow
At LRV 69, Shorelight 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 Shorelight 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 69/469 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 | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lemon CurdHDC-SP16-03 · Behr | 2.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Glow348 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Island Sun3007-3C · Valspar | 1.0 | 69.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FirelightPPG1211-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cheerful Yellow119-4DB · Dutch Boy | 0.6 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Shorelight 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 #F7DB81 in HSL space. Pair Shorelight Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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