The reason why I’m calling them ‘designer yellows’ is because [usually] the first thing a designer will do if they are helping you with a yellow is tone down (or muddy) the yellow you have chosen.
Yellow gets twice as bright as the tiny 2 x 2 square paint chip once it intensifies all over the walls so a yellow that looks pretty on the paint chip will most often be the wrong yellow and will not give you the effect you are looking for. It will just sit there, on the wall, screaming at you!
The colour in this kitchen (above) is likely (BM) Dijon or Chestertown Buff.
This is a beautifully decorated room but this yellow (above) would be much too bright for most people and only works here because the periwinkle blue sofa matches the ‘clean’ factor. Also there’s a lot of white in this room as well. Imagine broadloom in any colour with this yellow, it would end up looking dirty with this wall colour.
One of my favourite yellows is 2154-50 Straw, it looks like butter, similar to this one (above). I also love Rich Cream 2153-60 (accent wall below), it’s softer and lighter. Careful that you don’t put it in a North facing (or too dark) room, yellow if it’s too pale will go green. Testing is always very important.
Generally the rule of thumb with yellow is it should be more orange than green. Most people don’t like greeny yellows although they do look good with a colour scheme that includes purple, hot pink, emerald greens and cobalt blues!
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