Trinket (SW 6685)
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Trinket (SW 6685) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Trinket
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Trinket 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 Trinket, 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 | Spicy Mustard | 2154-20 | 32.6 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Solar Fusion | UL150-3 | 40.5 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Amber Wheat | 3003-3A | 38 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mayan Treasure | 1208-6 | 36 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Trinket (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Trinket
Darker than Trinket
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6685 |
| Hex | #D69835 |
| RGB | 214, 152, 53 |
| HSL | 37°, 66%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.3, 14.5, 58.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Trinket (SW 6685), published as #D69835
#C78E36
#E5A231
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Trinket (SW 6685)?
- Trinket has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Trinket is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Trinket in another brand?
- Amber Wheat (Valspar 3003-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Trinket warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Trinket as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.4; 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.