Afternoon (SW 6675)
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Afternoon (SW 6675) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Afternoon
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Afternoon 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 Afternoon, 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 | Lion Heart | 306 | 59.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Spiced Butternut | 310B-5 | 65.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Bask in the Glow | 2008-1C | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Yukon Gold | 1209-4 | 61 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Afternoon (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Afternoon
Darker than Afternoon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6675 |
| Hex | #FBCB78 |
| RGB | 251, 203, 120 |
| HSL | 38°, 94%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 7.3, 47.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Afternoon (SW 6675), published as #FBCB78
#ECC177
#FFD576
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Afternoon (SW 6675)?
- Afternoon has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Afternoon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Afternoon in another brand?
- Spiced Butternut (Behr 310B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Afternoon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Afternoon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 47.5; 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.