Nasturtium
SW 6899 · #F9AC34 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Nasturtium50
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Nasturtium, Really?
Nasturtium reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6899 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Nasturtium
Nasturtium 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Nasturtium
At LRV 50, Nasturtium 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.
Most complaints about Nasturtium are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 6899 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Sunny Side UpP270-7 · Behr | 1.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mandarin Orange2018-20 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 46 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pumpkin Butter2007-1B · Valspar | 3.0 | 51.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mango MargaritaPPG1204-7 · PPG / Glidden | 3.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Egyptian Sun04YY 51/583 · Glidden | 4.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Golden Fish112-5DB · Dutch Boy | 0.0 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Nasturtium within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F9AC34 in HSL space. Pair Nasturtium with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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