Spicy Banana Pepper
50YY 60/538 · #E8CF66 · LRV 60 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Spicy Banana Pepper60
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Spicy Banana Pepper, Really?
Spicy Banana Pepper reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50YY 60/538 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spicy Banana Pepper
Spicy Banana Pepper 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 Spicy Banana Pepper
At LRV 60, Spicy Banana Pepper 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 Spicy Banana Pepper 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 50YY 60/538 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 | Funky YellowSW 6913 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Green PapayaP320-5 · Behr | 2.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Tone370 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Seth's Smile8001-24D · Valspar | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Finchy Yellow119-5DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Game ChangerHGSW 1223 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Spicy Banana Pepper 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 #E8CF66 in HSL space. Pair Spicy Banana Pepper with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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