Torchlight (SW 6374)
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Torchlight (SW 6374) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Torchlight
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Torchlight 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 Torchlight, 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 | Gamboge | CW-285 | 48.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Mac N Cheese | M260-5 | 48.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Safari Sun | 3004-5B | 44 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lion's Mane | 1207-5 | 49 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Torchlight (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Torchlight
Darker than Torchlight
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6374 |
| Hex | #E5AE6B |
| RGB | 229, 174, 107 |
| HSL | 33°, 70%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.8, 12.4, 41.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Torchlight (SW 6374), published as #E5AE6B
#D6A46A
#F5B869
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Torchlight (SW 6374)?
- Torchlight has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Torchlight is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Torchlight in another brand?
- Mac N Cheese (Behr M260-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Torchlight warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Torchlight as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.9; 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.