Captivating Cream (SW 6659)
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Captivating Cream (SW 6659) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Captivating Cream
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Captivating Cream 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 Captivating Cream, 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 | Oklahoma Wheat | 2160-50 | 67 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cream Custard | M270-3 | 70.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | French Pastry | 3002-6C | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chai Tea Latte | 1089-3 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Captivating Cream (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Captivating Cream
Darker than Captivating Cream
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6659 |
| Hex | #F4D9B1 |
| RGB | 244, 217, 177 |
| HSL | 36°, 75%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, 3.4, 23.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Captivating Cream (SW 6659), published as #F4D9B1
#E4CFB0
#FFE3B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Captivating Cream (SW 6659)?
- Captivating Cream has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Captivating Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Captivating Cream in another brand?
- Cream Custard (Behr M270-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Captivating Cream warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Captivating Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.2; 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.