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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6400

Sherwin-Williams Lucent Yellow#E4D0A5 · LRV 64

Lucent Yellow reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6400 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS LUCENT YELLOW
RGB 228, 208, 165 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Lucent Yellow
SKU SW 6400
Hex #E4D0A5
RGB 228, 208, 165
HSL 41°, 54%, 77%
LRV 64
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Sherwin-Williams Lucent Yellow

At LRV 64, Lucent Yellow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Lucent 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
Coconut Crumble
SKU 0308 · #E2CEA6 · LRV 63
ΔE 0.94 (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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1105-4
#E1CFA5
Foothills
ΔE 0.77 · LRV 63
12-21
#E1CFA5
Foothills
ΔE 0.77 · LRV 63
1092-3
#E7D2AD
Tuscan Bread
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 66
12-29
#E2D0AD
Ivory Beauty
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 64
1090-2
#EBD0A4
Spice Is Nice
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 65

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All yellow at Valspar →
P017
#E8D3A6
Melted Butter
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 66.3
M138
#E4D1AC
So Close
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 65
T529
#EAD0A4
Shifting Sands
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 65.5
6007-5B
#DBD1A4
Plum Passion
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 63.4
T538
#ECCEA7
Oberon on the Beach
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 64.9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6164
#E9D4A9
Canary Island
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 67
DE6157
#E5D2B0
Bisque Tan
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 66
DE6178
#E1CEAD
Boutique Beige
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 63
DEC725
#EAD0A9
Weathered Coral
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 65
DEC745
#E5D0B0
Chaparral
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 65

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2153-50
#E6CFA1
Desert Tan
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 62
248
#DECEA6
Mansfield Tan
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 60
HC-29
#DECEA6
Dunmore Cream
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 60
CSP-1010
#E2D0AC
Crumb Cake™
ΔE 1.9 · LRV
186
#EACFA0
Harvest Time
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 63

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All yellow at Behr →
UL180-11
#E6D5AD
Lemon Drop
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 67
MQ3-42
#E3D5AE
Honey Mist
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 67
UL150-6
#E5CDA9
Dried Plantain
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 63
MQ4-40
#DDD3A9
Primitive Green
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 65
MQ3-43
#ECCEAA
Ceramic Beige
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 65

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.27
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 2.27 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 7.77 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 9.21 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 9.47 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.85
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 68
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 62
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 57
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 70
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 11.79 · LRV 64

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.86
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 69
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 59
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 62
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 64
NO. 206
#DBDAB6
Green Ground
ΔE 7.43 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.63
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 6.63 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 6.72 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.47 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.53 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 15.5 · LRV 53

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Lucent 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 6127
Ivoire
LRV 64
SW 6407
Ancestral Gold
LRV 62
SW 6414
Rice Paddy
LRV 66
SW 2857
Peace Yellow
LRV 65
SW 6134
Netsuke
LRV 64
SW 7688
Sundew
LRV 63

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E4D0A5 in HSL space. Pair Lucent Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E4D0A5 + #A5B9E4
TRIADIC
#E4D0A5 · #A5E4D0 · #D0A5E4
ANALOGOUS
#E4B1A5 · #E4D0A5 · #D8E4A5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.51:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.86:1 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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