Frolic (SW 6703)
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Frolic (SW 6703) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frolic
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Frolic 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 Frolic, 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 | Yellow Tone | 370 | 58.7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pepperoncini | HDC-SM16-10 | 55.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Fall Meadow | 3007-3B | 58 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Golden Yarrow | 1215-5 | 58 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6703 |
| Hex | #D9C661 |
| RGB | 217, 198, 97 |
| HSL | 51°, 61%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.6, -5.9, 52.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frolic (SW 6703), published as #D9C661
#CABC61
#E9D05F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frolic (SW 6703)?
- Frolic has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frolic is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Frolic in another brand?
- Pepperoncini (Behr HDC-SM16-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Frolic warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Frolic as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 52.3; 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.