Bee (SW 6683)
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Bee (SW 6683) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bee
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bee 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 Bee, 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 | Corn Husk | 307 | 53.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Bling Bling | P280-6 | 55.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Moon | 3004-3B | 53 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Yellow Coneflower | 1209-5 | 53 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Bee (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Bee
Darker than Bee
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6683 |
| Hex | #F1BA55 |
| RGB | 241, 186, 85 |
| HSL | 39°, 85%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.7, 9.5, 57.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bee (SW 6683), published as #F1BA55
#E2B055
#FFC452
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bee (SW 6683)?
- Bee has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bee is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bee in another brand?
- Yellow Coneflower (PPG 1209-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bee warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bee as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 57.4; 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.