High Strung (SW 6705)
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High Strung (SW 6705) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with High Strung
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for High Strung 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 High Strung, 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 | Savannah Moss | 385 | 32 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Luscious Lime | P330-7 | 32.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | City Chartreuse | 6008-6C | 38 | 6.4 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Pollination | 1215-7 | 36 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to High Strung (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than High Strung
Darker than High Strung
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6705 |
| Hex | #AC9825 |
| RGB | 172, 152, 37 |
| HSL | 51°, 65%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.8, -4.7, 58.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
High Strung (SW 6705), published as #AC9825
#9E8E27
#BAA21E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of High Strung (SW 6705)?
- High Strung has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so High Strung is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to High Strung in another brand?
- Luscious Lime (Behr P330-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is High Strung warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists High Strung as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.5; 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.