Inviting Ivory (SW 6372)
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Inviting Ivory (SW 6372) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Inviting Ivory
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Inviting Ivory 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 Inviting Ivory, 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 | Manila | 2158-50 | 68.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Calm Air | 300E-2 | 67.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Clarified Butter | 3001-6B | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chai Tea Latte | 1089-3 | 70 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Inviting Ivory (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Inviting Ivory
Darker than Inviting Ivory
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6372 |
| Hex | #F2D5B0 |
| RGB | 242, 213, 176 |
| HSL | 34°, 72%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, 4.6, 22.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Inviting Ivory (SW 6372), published as #F2D5B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Inviting Ivory (SW 6372)?
- Inviting Ivory has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Inviting Ivory is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Inviting Ivory in another brand?
- Calm Air (Behr 300E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Inviting Ivory warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Inviting Ivory as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.0; 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.