Vital Yellow (SW 6392)
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Vital Yellow (SW 6392) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vital Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Vital Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Vital 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 | Barely Beige | 1066 | 71.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Navajo White | 22 | 73.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crafted White | 3007-6C | 77 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Linen Tint | 16-09 | 77 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Vital Yellow (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Vital Yellow
Darker than Vital Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6392 |
| Hex | #EDE0C5 |
| RGB | 237, 224, 197 |
| HSL | 40°, 53%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 0.1, 14.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vital Yellow (SW 6392), published as #EDE0C5
#DCD6C3
#FFEAC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vital Yellow (SW 6392)?
- Vital Yellow has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vital Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Vital Yellow in another brand?
- Navajo White (Behr 22) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vital Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Vital Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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.