Yellow Lab
T528 · #DFB883 · LRV 51.7 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Yellow Lab51.7
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Yellow Lab, Really?
Yellow Lab reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar T528 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Lab
Yellow Lab 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Yellow Lab
At LRV 51.7, Yellow Lab 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 Lab 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 Valspar T528 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 | Cupola YellowSW 7692 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | BeehiveM270-5 · Behr | 0.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Roasted Sesame Seed2160-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Honey BunnyPPG1090-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Honey BunnyPPG1090-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pineapple Flan214-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Lab within Valspar'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 #DFB883 in HSL space. Pair Yellow Lab with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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