Surprise Amber (SW 6654)
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Surprise Amber (SW 6654) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Surprise Amber
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Surprise Amber 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 Surprise Amber, 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 | Beeswax | 2157-40 | 52 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Arizona | 290D-4 | 51.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Honey Tea | 2008-4A | 52 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Buffalo Trail | 1202-5 | 47 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Surprise Amber (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Surprise Amber
Darker than Surprise Amber
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6654 |
| Hex | #EFB57A |
| RGB | 239, 181, 122 |
| HSL | 30°, 79%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.8, 14.1, 38.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Surprise Amber (SW 6654), published as #EFB57A
#E0AB79
#FFBF79
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Surprise Amber (SW 6654)?
- Surprise Amber has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Surprise Amber is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Surprise Amber in another brand?
- Honey Tea (Valspar 2008-4A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Surprise Amber warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Surprise Amber as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.1; 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.