Daffodil (SW 6901)
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Daffodil (SW 6901) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Daffodil
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Daffodil 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 Daffodil, 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 | Dalila | 319 | 72.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pineapple Fruit | PPH-03 | 72.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Honey Glaze | 3003-2A | 74 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Firelight | 1211-5 | 71 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Daffodil (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Daffodil
Darker than Daffodil
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6901 |
| Hex | #FAD97A |
| RGB | 250, 217, 122 |
| HSL | 45°, 93%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.7, -0.2, 50.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Daffodil (SW 6901), published as #FAD97A
#EACF7A
#FFE378
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Daffodil (SW 6901)?
- Daffodil has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Daffodil is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Daffodil in another brand?
- Firelight (PPG 1211-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Daffodil warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Daffodil as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.6; 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.