Canary Yellow is a pale yellow from Johnstone's, hex #ECD36C. Its light reflectance value is 65.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #ECD36C
- RGB
- 236, 211, 108
- HSL
- 48°, 77%, 67%
- CMYK
- 0, 11, 54, 7
- LRV
- 65.5
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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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 Canary Yellow are Giallo by Little Greene (excellent match), 70YY 66510 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Spring Breeze 3 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.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Canary Yellow
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Canary Yellow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's 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 Canary Yellow on it, so some of them look quite different.
Canary Yellow is the 136th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.