Solé (SW 6896)
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Solé (SW 6896) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Solé
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Solé 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 Solé, 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 | Golden Honey | 297 | 72.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Honey Tone | 360C-3 | 73.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Tickle | 3002-2B | 79 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Bee | 1205-4 | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Solé (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Solé
Darker than Solé
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6896 |
| Hex | #F7DDA1 |
| RGB | 247, 221, 161 |
| HSL | 42°, 84%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, 0.5, 32.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Solé (SW 6896), published as #F7DDA1
#E7D3A0
#FFE7A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Solé (SW 6896)?
- Solé has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Solé is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Solé in another brand?
- Honey Tone (Behr 360C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Solé warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Solé as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.8; 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.