Solaria (SW 6688)
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Solaria (SW 6688) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Solaria
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Solaria 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 Solaria, 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 | Crowne Hill Yellow | 312 | 70.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Glow | 360D-4 | 65.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Toasted Wheat | 3001-2B | 75 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Maui | 1210-4 | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Solaria (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Solaria
Darker than Solaria
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6688 |
| Hex | #F5D68F |
| RGB | 245, 214, 143 |
| HSL | 42°, 84%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, 1.4, 39.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Solaria (SW 6688), published as #F5D68F
#E5CC8E
#FFE08E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Solaria (SW 6688)?
- Solaria has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Solaria is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Solaria in another brand?
- Maybe Maui (PPG 1210-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Solaria warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Solaria as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.0; 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.