Nugget (SW 6697)
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Nugget (SW 6697) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nugget
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nugget 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 Nugget, 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 | Damask Gold | CW-405 | 48.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Yellow Gold | 360D-6 | 50.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Roman Ornament | 3009-3 | 42 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Va Va Voom | 1210-6 | 49 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Nugget (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Nugget
Darker than Nugget
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6697 |
| Hex | #DBB04A |
| RGB | 219, 176, 74 |
| HSL | 42°, 67%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, 4.8, 56.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nugget (SW 6697), published as #DBB04A
#CCA64A
#EABA47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nugget (SW 6697)?
- Nugget has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nugget is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Nugget in another brand?
- Yellow Gold (Behr 360D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Nugget warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nugget as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 56.5; 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.