Daybreak (SW 6700)
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Daybreak (SW 6700) is a very light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Daybreak
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Daybreak by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Daybreak, 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 | Cashmere | 930 | 79.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Starbright | 390E-2 | 83.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Flower | 6008-5A | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silk Sails | 1206-2 | 85 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Daybreak (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Daybreak
Darker than Daybreak
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6700 |
| Hex | #F3EAC6 |
| RGB | 243, 234, 198 |
| HSL | 48°, 65%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, -2.7, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Daybreak (SW 6700), published as #F3EAC6
#E2E0C4
#FFF4C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Daybreak (SW 6700)?
- Daybreak has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Daybreak is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Daybreak in another brand?
- Starbright (Behr 390E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Daybreak warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Daybreak as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.