Yellow Bird (SW 9022)
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Yellow Bird (SW 9022) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Bird
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Yellow Bird by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Yellow Bird, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Broadway Lights | 298 | 63.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Glow | 360D-4 | 65.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Bask in the Glow | 2008-1C | 64 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sol De Yucatan | 17-18 | 62 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Yellow Bird (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Bird
Darker than Yellow Bird
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9022 |
| Hex | #F1CD7B |
| RGB | 241, 205, 123 |
| HSL | 42°, 81%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, 2.5, 45.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Bird (SW 9022), published as #F1CD7B
#E2C37A
#FFD779
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Bird (SW 9022)?
- Yellow Bird has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Bird is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Bird in another brand?
- Broadway Lights (BM 298) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Yellow Bird warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Yellow Bird as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.