Banana Cream (SW 6673)
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Banana Cream (SW 6673) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Banana Cream
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Banana 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 Banana 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 | Golden Lab | 178 | 69.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Caribbean Sunrise | UL180-19 | 72.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Shoreline | 3006-6B | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusty Yellow | 1209-3 | 75 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Banana Cream (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Banana Cream
Darker than Banana Cream
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6673 |
| Hex | #F5DEAF |
| RGB | 245, 222, 175 |
| HSL | 40°, 78%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, 1.0, 26.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Banana Cream (SW 6673), published as #F5DEAF
#E5D4AE
#FFE8AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Banana Cream (SW 6673)?
- Banana Cream has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Banana Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Banana Cream in another brand?
- Dusty Yellow (PPG 1209-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Banana Cream warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Banana Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.0; 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.