Yellow Songbird
HGSW 1216 · #F7D78A · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Yellow Songbird, Really?
Yellow Songbird reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1216 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Songbird
Yellow Songbird 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 Yellow Songbird
At LRV 70, Yellow Songbird 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 Yellow Songbird 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1216 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 | 0.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Applesauce350C-3 · Behr | 1.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Crowne Hill Yellow312 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Late Day Sun3006-4A · Valspar | 1.2 | 72.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mayapple Yellow40YY 65/427 · Glidden | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Songbird within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #F7D78A in HSL space. Pair Yellow Songbird with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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