Sunflower (SW 6678)
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Sunflower (SW 6678) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunflower
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sunflower 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 Sunflower, 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 Vista | 308 | 40.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Life Is Good | T18-05 | 39.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Roasted Chestnut | 3002-3A | 40 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cornucopia | 1203-7 | 42 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sunflower (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunflower
Darker than Sunflower
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6678 |
| Hex | #E39A33 |
| RGB | 227, 154, 51 |
| HSL | 35°, 76%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.2, 18.9, 61.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunflower (SW 6678), published as #E39A33
#D49034
#F2A42E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunflower (SW 6678)?
- Sunflower has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunflower is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sunflower in another brand?
- Roasted Chestnut (Valspar 3002-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Sunflower warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sunflower as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 61.6; 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.