Decisive Yellow (SW 6902)
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Decisive Yellow (SW 6902) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Decisive Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Decisive Yellow 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 Decisive Yellow, 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 | Imperial Yellow | 314 | 57.9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pineapple Soda | 340B-6 | 65.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Promise | 3003-1C | 67 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Be Daring | 1211-7 | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Decisive Yellow (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Decisive Yellow
Darker than Decisive Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6902 |
| Hex | #FDCC4E |
| RGB | 253, 204, 78 |
| HSL | 43°, 98%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 4.8, 66.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Decisive Yellow (SW 6902), published as #FDCC4E
#EEC24F
#FFD64A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Decisive Yellow (SW 6902)?
- Decisive Yellow has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Decisive Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Decisive Yellow in another brand?
- Pineapple Soda (Behr 340B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Decisive Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Decisive Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 66.6; 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.