Thinking of Trumpet but weighing up alternatives? This pale yellow from Little Greene has several close cousins across the UK ranges. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Yellowcake by Farrow & Ball (close), with every other close match ranked below.
Yellowcake by Farrow & Ball is the closest match from any other brand (close) — though it’s noticeably darker (about 11 LRV points), slightly cooler and noticeably softer. The closest value-tier option is Fresh Lemonade by Johnstone's (a loose match), noticeably darker (about 13 LRV points), noticeably cooler and noticeably 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 Trumpet — 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 Trumpet 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 Trumpet colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Sulphur Sunrise (a loose match). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Fresh Lemonade by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, a loose match).
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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