Papaya
SW 6661 · #EFB97B · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Papaya55
- 4Neighborly Peach60
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Papaya, Really?
Papaya reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6661 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Papaya
Papaya 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 Papaya
At LRV 55, Papaya 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 Papaya 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 6661 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 | Eastern AmberICC-100 · Behr | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Marigold160 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Glazed Ginger8002-17C · Valspar | 2.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bold ButterscotchPPG12-08 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Spice90YR 53/338 · Glidden | 4.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Suebee Honey215-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Papaya 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 #EFB97B in HSL space. Pair Papaya with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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