Colonial Yellow
SW 0030 · Sherwin-Williams
Colonial Yellow SW 0030 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Sherwin-Williams
Colonial Yellow
SW 0030
Strong orange, a warm color
- Color family
- Yellow
- Sold for
- Interior
Sherwin-Williams Colonial Yellow SW 0030 is a light yellow paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, leaning orange, with an LRV of 59, light enough to keep a room bright without reading white.
Source: Sherwin-Williams's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Colonial Yellow warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans orange
Undertone
Strong orange
A strong color.
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- Made with real paint
- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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