Yellow Trumpet
0862 · #F9D988 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Yellow Trumpet, Really?
Yellow Trumpet reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0862 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Trumpet
Yellow Trumpet 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 Trumpet
At LRV 72, Yellow Trumpet 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 Trumpet 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 Kompozit 0862 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 | 0.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Surfboard YellowP280-4 · Behr | 0.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Crowne Hill Yellow312 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Late Day Sun3006-4A · Valspar | 1.4 | 72.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FirelightPPG1211-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shorelight Yellow45YY 69/469 · Glidden | 2.1 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Trumpet within Kompozit'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 #F9D988 in HSL space. Pair Yellow Trumpet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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