Grandiose (SW 6404)
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Grandiose (SW 6404) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grandiose
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Grandiose 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 Grandiose, 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 | Brazen | 259 | 22.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Burnished Bronze | S-H-380 | 22.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Grecian Olive | 3008-7A | 26 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Graceful Gazelle | 1105-7 | 27 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Grandiose (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Grandiose
Darker than Grandiose
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6404 |
| Hex | #9C7F41 |
| RGB | 156, 127, 65 |
| HSL | 41°, 41%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.7, 3.5, 37.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grandiose (SW 6404), published as #9C7F41
#8E7641
#AA883F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grandiose (SW 6404)?
- Grandiose has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grandiose is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Grandiose in another brand?
- Burnished Bronze (Behr S-H-380) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grandiose warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Grandiose as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.4; 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.