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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6702

Sherwin-Williams Lively Yellow#E6D88E · LRV 68

Lively Yellow reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6702 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS LIVELY YELLOW
RGB 230, 216, 142 LRV 68

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Lively Yellow
SKU SW 6702
Hex #E6D88E
RGB 230, 216, 142
HSL 50°, 64%, 73%
LRV 68
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Sherwin-Williams Lively Yellow

At LRV 68, Lively Yellow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Lively Yellow is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. 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
Fire Dance
SKU 0799 · #E3D590 · LRV 66
ΔE 1.12 (near-perfect)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-26D
#E2D388
Master Gardener
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 64
8001-26C
#ECDA99
Tomatillo
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 71
V057-2
#E4DB9E
Celery Heart
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 69.7
6007-9C
#E2DF84
Fluorescent Lime
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 70.6
3007-3C
#F4D77F
Island Sun
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 69.3

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
369
#E7D887
Mulholland Yellow
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 64
276
#EADA99
Cambridge Heights
ΔE 2.01 · LRV
291
#EBD689
Laguna Yellow
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 64
285
#E6D281
Treasure Trove
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 62
389
#E3DA9B
Sweet Pear
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 66

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All yellow at Behr →
390D-4
#E7DD89
Honey Beige
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 71
370D-4
#ECDD87
Mustard Seed
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 71
M320-4
#E5D18F
Abstract
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 64
360D-4
#F4D37B
Warm Glow
ΔE 5.69 · LRV 67
350C-3
#F7D68F
Applesauce
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 70

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
11-02
#EAD795
Tainted Gold
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 68
1110-2
#E4D89A
Subtle Sunshine
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 68
1218-3
#E1DD8E
Lively Laugh
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 70
1108-4
#E5D295
Wayward Wind
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 65
11-01
#ECDA9E
Demeter
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 70

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.87
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 5.8 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 68
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 8.61 · LRV 75
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 8.97 · LRV 62

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.09
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5457
#E5DA9F
Bamboo Mat
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 69
DE5430
#EDD481
Beach House
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 67
DE5485
#E3D9A0
Russet Green
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 68
DE5472
#E6DA78
Lustrous Yellow
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 68
DE5381
#F2D178
Summertime
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.54
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 77
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 65
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 6.45 · LRV 69
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 8.32 · LRV 72

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.66
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 6.66 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 8.12 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 8.62 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 14.17 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 15.54 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.78
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 12.1 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 12.85 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.36 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 18.24 · LRV 60

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Lively Yellow 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 6709
Gleeful
LRV 66
SW 73
Chartreuse
LRV 64
SW 6688
Solaria
LRV 69
SW 6695
Midday
LRV 70
SW 9021
Naples Yellow
LRV 69
SW 6674
Jonquil
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E6D88E in HSL space. Pair Lively Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E6D88E + #8E9CE6
TRIADIC
#E6D88E · #8EE6D8 · #D88EE6
ANALOGOUS
#E6AC8E · #E6D88E · #C8E68E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.44:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.58:1 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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