Optimist is a pale yellow from Curator, hex #FFEA0E. Its light reflectance value is 80.1, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #FFEA0E
- RGB
- 255, 234, 14
- HSL
- 55°, 100%, 53%
- CMYK
- 0, 8, 95, 0
- LRV
- 80.1
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 Optimist are Citron 0850 by Colourtrend (close alternative), Bright Yellow 2022-30 by Benjamin Moore (close alternative) and 62YY78618 by Dulux (close alternative).
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.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Curator Optimist
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Curator's Optimist. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Curator Optimist
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Curator's Optimist. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Curator Optimist
Dulux has no true equivalent to Curator's Optimist. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Curator Optimist
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Curator's Optimist. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Optimist
Little Greene has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Curator Optimist
Johnstone's has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Optimist
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Optimist
Fleetwood has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Optimist
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Curator Optimist
Lick has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Optimist
Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Optimist
Crown has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Optimist
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Optimist
Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Optimist
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Optimist. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Curator 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 Optimist on it, so some of them look quite different.
Optimist is the 838th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.