Avid Apricot (SW 6639)
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Avid Apricot (SW 6639) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Avid Apricot
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Avid Apricot 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 Avid Apricot, 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 | Creamy Orange | 2166-50 | 59 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cactus Blooms | M230-4 | 62.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coral Gable | 2003-2B | 67 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Shrimp Toast | 1197-4 | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Avid Apricot (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Avid Apricot
Darker than Avid Apricot
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6639 |
| Hex | #F4C69F |
| RGB | 244, 198, 159 |
| HSL | 28°, 79%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, 11.1, 25.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Avid Apricot (SW 6639), published as #F4C69F
#E4BC9E
#FFD09E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Avid Apricot (SW 6639)?
- Avid Apricot has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Avid Apricot is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Avid Apricot in another brand?
- Creamy Orange (BM 2166-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Avid Apricot warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Avid Apricot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.7; 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.