Cool Yellow is a pale green from Johnstone's, hex #E6EACB. Its light reflectance value is 80, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #E6EACB
- RGB
- 230, 234, 203
- HSL
- 68°, 42%, 86%
- CMYK
- 2, 0, 13, 8
- LRV
- 80
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 Cool Yellow are Soft Apple by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Acorn by Little Greene (good match) and 10GY 86138 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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cool 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 Cool Yellow
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cool 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 Cool Yellow
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Cool Yellow
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cool Yellow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist 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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Cool Yellow on it, so some of them look quite different.
Cool Yellow is the 1,211th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.