Color spec
| Brand | HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Friendly Yellow |
| SKU | HGSW 6680 |
| Hex | #F5E0B1 |
| RGB | 245, 224, 177 |
| HSL | 41°, 77%, 83% |
| LRV | 76 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Friendly Yellow
Friendly Yellow is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Friendly Yellow shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
Closest matches at every US brand
14 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Dutch Boy
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Behr
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Clare
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Friendly Yellow within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F5E0B1 in HSL space. Pair Friendly Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Friendly Yellow Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Friendly Yellow from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6680 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Friendly Yellow is Friendly Yellow (SW 6680). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Friendly Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Friendly Yellow swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Friendly Yellow is Honey Lite (115-2DB). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Honey Lite and you'll get the same color. See the full Honey Lite swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Friendly Yellow is Dusty Yellow (PPG1209-3). At ΔE 0.68 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 74 vs 76). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Dusty Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Dusty Yellow swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Friendly Yellow is Pasta (DE5331). At ΔE 0.99 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs noticeably darker (LRV 70 vs 76). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Pasta and you'll get the same color. See the full Pasta swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
Valspar's nearest match is Banana Split (V053-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 74.7 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Friendly Yellow without repainting risk. See the full Banana Split swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Cornsilk (198), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It runs slightly darker (LRV 72 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Friendly Yellow without repainting risk. See the full Cornsilk swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
Behr's nearest match is Calla (PPU6-12), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Friendly Yellow without repainting risk. See the full Calla swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
C2 Paint's nearest match is Limerick (C2-592), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It runs slightly darker (LRV 74 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Friendly Yellow without repainting risk. See the full Limerick swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Friendly Yellow is Farrow's Cream (NO. 67) — very close at ΔE 2.09, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 72 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Farrow's Cream swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Friendly Yellow is Western Sky (0910) — very close at ΔE 2.32, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 74 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Western Sky swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
At Clare, the closest color to Friendly Yellow is Lemonade (PNT100-MD-22) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 69 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lemonade swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
At Kompozit, the closest color to Friendly Yellow is Soleil (0902) — very close at ΔE 2.53, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soleil swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Friendly Yellow. The nearest is Ambient Light (JG-38) at ΔE 3.96 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ambient Light swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Friendly Yellow
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Friendly Yellow — the nearest deck color, Cookies & Cream (BD-CC), is clearly different (ΔE 7.09). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6680 instead. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →