Cheerful (SW 6903)
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Cheerful (SW 6903) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheerful
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cheerful 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 Cheerful, 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 | Lemon | 2021-20 | 54.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Unmellow Yellow | P300-7 | 62.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Delight | 3005-1A | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rise-n-shine | 1206-7 | 62 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Cheerful (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheerful
Darker than Cheerful
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6903 |
| Hex | #FFC723 |
| RGB | 255, 199, 35 |
| HSL | 45°, 100%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, 6.7, 79.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheerful (SW 6903), published as #FFC723
#F0BD27
#FFD117
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheerful (SW 6903)?
- Cheerful has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheerful is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cheerful in another brand?
- Unmellow Yellow (Behr P300-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cheerful warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cheerful as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 79.5; 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.