Full Moon (SW 6679)
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Full Moon (SW 6679) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Full Moon
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Full Moon 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 Full Moon, 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 | San Mateo Beaches | 924 | 76.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Solstice | ECC-22-1 | 79.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Demure Yellow | 3006-6C | 76 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Wheat | 12-05 | 79 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Full Moon (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Full Moon
Darker than Full Moon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6679 |
| Hex | #F4E3BC |
| RGB | 244, 227, 188 |
| HSL | 42°, 72%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, -0.2, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Full Moon (SW 6679), published as #F4E3BC
#E3D9BA
#FFEDBB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Full Moon (SW 6679)?
- Full Moon has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Full Moon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Full Moon in another brand?
- Demure Yellow (Valspar 3006-6C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Full Moon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Full Moon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.