Lantern Light (SW 6687)
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Lantern Light (SW 6687) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lantern Light
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lantern Light 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 Lantern Light, 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 | Sundress | CSP-940 | 75.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Corn | 370C-3 | 78.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pecan Cream | 3006-4B | 78 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Corn Silk | 12-01 | 79 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Lantern Light (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Lantern Light
Darker than Lantern Light
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6687 |
| Hex | #F4E1AE |
| RGB | 244, 225, 174 |
| HSL | 44°, 76%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -1.0, 27.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lantern Light (SW 6687), published as #F4E1AE
#E4D7AD
#FFEBAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lantern Light (SW 6687)?
- Lantern Light has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lantern Light is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lantern Light in another brand?
- Sweet Corn (Behr 370C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lantern Light warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lantern Light as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.4; 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.