Yarn is a light yellow from Crown, hex #CCA54F. Its light reflectance value is 40.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #CCA54F
- RGB
- 204, 165, 79
- HSL
- 41°, 55%, 55%
- CMYK
- 0, 19, 61, 20
- LRV
- 40.3
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Yarn are Golden Bounty 294 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Yellow-Pink by Little Greene (good match) and 37YY 39443 by Dulux (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Yarn
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Crown's Yarn, closest first. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Crown Yarn
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Crown's Yarn, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Crown Yarn
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Crown's Yarn, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Yarn
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Crown's Yarn, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Yarn
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Crown's Yarn, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Yarn
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Crown's Yarn, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Crown Yarn
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Crown's Yarn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Crown Yarn
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Crown's Yarn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Crown Yarn
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Crown's Yarn. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Crown Yarn
Curator has no true equivalent to Crown's Yarn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Crown Yarn
Lick has nothing close to Crown's Yarn. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Crown Yarn
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Crown's Yarn. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Crown Yarn
Alchemist has nothing close to Crown's Yarn. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Crown Yarn
Ronseal has nothing close to Crown's Yarn. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Crown Yarn
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Crown's Yarn. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Crown against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Yarn on it, so some of them look quite different.
Yarn is the 169th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.