Yellow 05 is one of Lick’s pale off-whites that people often look to match from another brand. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is First Light by Little Greene (very close), with every other close match ranked below.
First Light by Little Greene is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — though it’s noticeably darker (about 4 LRV points). The closest value-tier option is Coronation Gown by Valspar (very close), noticeably darker (about 8 LRV points), slightly cooler and slightly softer. A cooler match reads cooler still in a north-facing room, where the light is indirect. No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Yellow 05 — it’s one of the more distinctive colours in the library, so expect a visible difference whichever you pick. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Yellow 05 from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the Yellow 05 colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Fresh Lemongrass (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Coronation Gown by Valspar is the best-value option (value, very close).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
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See the full Yellow 05 colour page →