Summer Day (SW 6662)
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Summer Day (SW 6662) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Day
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Summer Day 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 Summer Day, 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 | Old Gold | 167 | 42.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Sunburst | PPU6-03 | 51.4 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Toasted Honey | 2006-1B | 47 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Goldfish | 1203-6 | 50 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Summer Day (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Day
Darker than Summer Day
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6662 |
| Hex | #EAAA62 |
| RGB | 234, 170, 98 |
| HSL | 32°, 76%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.3, 15.9, 45.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Day (SW 6662), published as #EAAA62
#DBA062
#F9B460
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Day (SW 6662)?
- Summer Day has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Day is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Day in another brand?
- Goldfish (PPG 1203-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Summer Day warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Summer Day as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.9; 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.