Midday (SW 6695)
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Midday (SW 6695) 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 Midday
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Midday 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 Midday, 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 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Surfboard Yellow | P280-4 | 72.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Toasted Pecan | 3002-2A | 73 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Maui | 1210-4 | 69 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Midday (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Midday
Darker than Midday
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6695 |
| Hex | #F7D78A |
| RGB | 247, 215, 138 |
| HSL | 42°, 87%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, 1.1, 42.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midday (SW 6695), published as #F7D78A
#E7CD89
#FFE189
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midday (SW 6695)?
- Midday has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midday is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Midday in another brand?
- Crowne Hill Yellow (BM 312) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Midday warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Midday as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.0; 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.