Lively Yellow (SW 6702)
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Lively Yellow (SW 6702) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lively Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lively 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 Lively 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 | Mulholland Yellow | 369 | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Pineapple Crush | P320-4 | 70.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Hotsprings | 6008-5C | 67 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tainted Gold | 11-02 | 68 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Lively Yellow (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Lively Yellow
Darker than Lively Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6702 |
| Hex | #E6D88E |
| RGB | 230, 216, 142 |
| HSL | 50°, 64%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -5.6, 38.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lively Yellow (SW 6702), published as #E6D88E
#D6CE8D
#F6E28D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lively Yellow (SW 6702)?
- Lively Yellow has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lively Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lively Yellow in another brand?
- Mulholland Yellow (BM 369) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Lively Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lively Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.2; 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.