Gardenia (SW 6665)
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Gardenia (SW 6665) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gardenia
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gardenia by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Gardenia, 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 | Durango Dust | 2165-60 | 78.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Biloxi | 300E-1 | 79.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Almond Cream | 3001-4C | 80 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Honey Beige | 1207-3 | 78 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Gardenia (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Gardenia
Darker than Gardenia
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6665 |
| Hex | #F3E2C9 |
| RGB | 243, 226, 201 |
| HSL | 36°, 64%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 1.8, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gardenia (SW 6665), published as #F3E2C9
#E2D8C7
#FFECC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gardenia (SW 6665)?
- Gardenia has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gardenia is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gardenia in another brand?
- Durango Dust (BM 2165-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gardenia warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gardenia as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.