For example, adding grey to yellow creates a dulled mustard tone, while mixing orange with blue reduces its intensity to a warm brown. On the color wheel, muted tones sit between bright ...

I painted my sunroom Sherwin-Williams’ Convivial Yellow (SW 6393) and it’s the perfect muted yellow that feels bright and subdued at the same time. The best yellows to paint rooms in have some ...

Now granted, a very bright yellow is probably not a great place to fall asleep, but a more muted yellow probably is. So again, it may not matter the color so much, as the brightness of that color.