Lucent Yellow (SW 6400)
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Lucent Yellow (SW 6400) 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 Lucent Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lucent 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 Lucent 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 | Desert Tan | 2153-50 | 62.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Lemon Drop | UL180-11 | 68.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Foothills | 1105-4 | 63 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Lucent Yellow (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Lucent Yellow
Darker than Lucent Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6400 |
| Hex | #E4D0A5 |
| RGB | 228, 208, 165 |
| HSL | 41°, 54%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.1, 0.5, 23.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lucent Yellow (SW 6400), published as #E4D0A5
#D4C6A4
#F5DAA4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lucent Yellow (SW 6400)?
- Lucent Yellow has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lucent Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lucent Yellow in another brand?
- Light Amber (Valspar 3006-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lucent Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lucent Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.9; 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.