Papaya (SW 6661)
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Papaya (SW 6661) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Papaya
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Papaya 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 Papaya, 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 | Soft Marigold | 160 | 53.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Terra Sol | QE-20 | 51.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Spun Gold | 3001-5C | 54 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Zing | 1203-5 | 60 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Papaya (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Papaya
Darker than Papaya
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6661 |
| Hex | #EFB97B |
| RGB | 239, 185, 123 |
| HSL | 32°, 78%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.7, 12.1, 38.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Papaya (SW 6661), published as #EFB97B
#E0AF7A
#FFC37A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Papaya (SW 6661)?
- Papaya has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Papaya is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Papaya in another brand?
- Soft Marigold (BM 160) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Papaya warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Papaya as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.8; 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.