Venetian Yellow (SW 1666)
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Venetian Yellow (SW 1666) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Venetian Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Venetian Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Venetian Yellow, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Butter | 290 | 69.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Lily Bulb | P320-3 | 77.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Late Day Sun | 3006-4A | 74 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Cornfield Tan | FLLW785 | 81 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Venetian Yellow (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Venetian Yellow
Darker than Venetian Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 1666 |
| Hex | #F6E3A1 |
| RGB | 246, 227, 161 |
| HSL | 47°, 83%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -2.9, 34.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Venetian Yellow (SW 1666), published as #F6E3A1
#E6D9A0
#FFEDA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Venetian Yellow (SW 1666)?
- Venetian Yellow has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Venetian Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Venetian Yellow in another brand?
- Fresh Butter (BM 290) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Venetian Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Venetian Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.