Glad Yellow (SW 6694)
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Glad Yellow (SW 6694) 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 Glad Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Glad Yellow 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 Glad Yellow, 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 | Traditional Yellow | 170 | 72.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Corn | 370C-3 | 78.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pecan Cream | 3006-4B | 78 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Visionary | 1210-3 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Glad Yellow (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Glad Yellow
Darker than Glad Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6694 |
| Hex | #F5E1AC |
| RGB | 245, 225, 172 |
| HSL | 44°, 78%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -0.9, 28.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glad Yellow (SW 6694), published as #F5E1AC
#E5D7AB
#FFEBAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glad Yellow (SW 6694)?
- Glad Yellow has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glad Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glad Yellow in another brand?
- Traditional Yellow (BM 170) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glad Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Glad Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.5; 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.