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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 9016

Sherwin-Williams La Luna Amarilla#FDDFA0 · LRV 76

La Luna Amarilla reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 9016 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS LA LUNA AMARILLA
RGB 253, 223, 160 LRV 76

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name La Luna Amarilla
SKU SW 9016
Hex #FDDFA0
RGB 253, 223, 160
HSL 41°, 96%, 81%
LRV 76
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Sherwin-Williams La Luna Amarilla

La Luna Amarilla 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.

La Luna Amarilla 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Essentially Bright
SKU 0959 · #FFDE9F · LRV 76
ΔE 0.91 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.5
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5289
#FFE1A3
Midday Sun
ΔE 0.5 · LRV 78
DE5317
#FFDE9C
Precious Nectar
ΔE 0.93 · LRV 76
DEC727
#FFDD9D
Valley Flower
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 75
DE5220
#FFDEA6
Organza
ΔE 2.08 · LRV 76
DE5380
#FBE3A1
Durango Dust
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 78

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.84
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1205-4
#FCDFA4
Honey Bee
ΔE 0.84 · LRV 76
1210-3
#F6E0A9
Visionary
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 76
1204-4
#FBDCA8
Doodle
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 75
12-01
#F9E4AE
Corn Silk
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 79
1214-4
#F3E4A7
Butterfly Bush
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 77

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2155-50
#FBDC9F
Suntan Yellow
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 70
297
#FAE1A0
Golden Honey
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 73
CC-214
#FAE1A0
Golden Honey
ΔE 1.7 · LRV
2017-50
#FFDDA6
Yellow Haze
ΔE 2.53 · LRV
HC-4
#F5E1A4
Hawthorne Yellow
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 71

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All yellow at Valspar →
3002-2B
#FFE19C
Peach Tickle
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 78.7
V014-1
#FFDBA1
Cha-Cha-Cha
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 75.7
3006-4B
#F7E1AB
Pecan Cream
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 76.7
V052-1
#FFDCA7
Lemon Bars
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 75.7
V018-1
#F6E3A6
Dainty Daisy
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 77.1

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All yellow at Behr →
300A-3
#FFDC9D
Melted Butter
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 75
M290-3
#FDDBA0
Corn Stalk
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 74
310A-3
#FFE39D
Manila Tint
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 79
P270-3
#FFE5A0
Sunflower Seed
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 80
BXC-31
#F9DAA5
Midsummer
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 73

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.25
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 77
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 69
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 72
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 7.22 · LRV 74
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 9.16 · LRV 79

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.81
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 10.86 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 12.3 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 13.85 · LRV 72

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.05
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 68
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 7.69 · LRV 75
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 12.2 · LRV 75
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 12.85 · LRV 73

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.18
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.87 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.21 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.76 · LRV 60
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 16.12 · LRV 86

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to La Luna Amarilla within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 6896
Solé
LRV 74
SW 6900
Optimistic Yellow
LRV 76
SW 6681
Butter Up
LRV 74
SW 1666
Venetian Yellow
LRV 77
SW 9017
Sunny Veranda
LRV 76
SW 6694
Glad Yellow
LRV 76

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FDDFA0 in HSL space. Pair La Luna Amarilla with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FDDFA0 + #A0BEFD
TRIADIC
#FDDFA0 · #A0FDDF · #DFA0FD
ANALOGOUS
#FDB0A0 · #FDDFA0 · #EDFDA0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.29:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.24:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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