Moonraker (SW 6701)
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Moonraker (SW 6701) 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 Moonraker
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Moonraker 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 Moonraker, 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 | Luminaire | 374 | 71.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lime Bright | P330-2 | 77.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pecan Cream | 3006-4B | 78 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Butter Cookie | 1108-3 | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Moonraker (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Moonraker
Darker than Moonraker
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6701 |
| Hex | #EEE3B2 |
| RGB | 238, 227, 178 |
| HSL | 49°, 64%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -3.8, 25.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moonraker (SW 6701), published as #EEE3B2
#DDD9B1
#FFEDB1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moonraker (SW 6701)?
- Moonraker has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moonraker is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Moonraker in another brand?
- Butter Cookie (PPG 1108-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moonraker warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Moonraker as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.3; 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.