Goldenrod (SW 6677)
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Goldenrod (SW 6677) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Goldenrod
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Goldenrod 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 Goldenrod, 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 | Sunflower Fields | 174 | 49.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Goldenrod Field | PMD-20 | 50.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Moon | 3004-3B | 53 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Goldenrod (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Goldenrod
Darker than Goldenrod
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6677 |
| Hex | #F2AF46 |
| RGB | 242, 175, 70 |
| HSL | 37°, 87%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, 14.9, 61.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Goldenrod (SW 6677), published as #F2AF46
#E3A547
#FFB942
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Goldenrod (SW 6677)?
- Goldenrod has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Goldenrod is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Goldenrod in another brand?
- Sunflower Fields (BM 174) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Goldenrod warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Goldenrod as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 61.1; 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.