Gleeful (SW 6709)
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Gleeful (SW 6709) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gleeful
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gleeful by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Gleeful, 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 | Pale Avocado | 2146-40 | 58.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | That's My Lime | T17-16 | 63.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Desert Hotsprings | 6008-5C | 67 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Lively Laugh | 1218-3 | 70 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Gleeful (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Gleeful
Darker than Gleeful
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6709 |
| Hex | #DAD790 |
| RGB | 218, 215, 144 |
| HSL | 58°, 50%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, -9.6, 35.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gleeful (SW 6709), published as #DAD790
#CACD8F
#EAE18F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gleeful (SW 6709)?
- Gleeful has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gleeful is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gleeful in another brand?
- Lively Laugh (PPG 1218-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Gleeful warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gleeful as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.5; 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.