Ambitious Amber (SW 6366)
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Ambitious Amber (SW 6366) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ambitious Amber
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ambitious Amber 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 Ambitious Amber, 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 | Glowing Apricot | 165 | 63.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lunch Box | M260-4 | 63.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Delightful Moon | 3004-6A | 62 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Toffee Crunch | 1207-4 | 65 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Ambitious Amber (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Ambitious Amber
Darker than Ambitious Amber
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6366 |
| Hex | #F0CB97 |
| RGB | 240, 203, 151 |
| HSL | 35°, 75%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 6.0, 30.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ambitious Amber (SW 6366), published as #F0CB97
#E0C196
#FFD596
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ambitious Amber (SW 6366)?
- Ambitious Amber has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ambitious Amber is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ambitious Amber in another brand?
- Lunch Box (Behr M260-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ambitious Amber warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ambitious Amber as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.8; 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.