Goldfinch (SW 6905)
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Goldfinch (SW 6905) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Goldfinch
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Goldfinch 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 Goldfinch, 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 Nugget | 2019-20 | 50.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Laser Lemon | P290-7 | 57.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Gold Abundance | 3003-1A | 57 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fall Gold | 1205-7 | 57 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Goldfinch (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Goldfinch
Darker than Goldfinch
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6905 |
| Hex | #FDB702 |
| RGB | 253, 183, 2 |
| HSL | 43°, 98%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.9, 13.7, 81.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Goldfinch (SW 6905), published as #FDB702
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#FFC100
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Goldfinch (SW 6905)?
- Goldfinch has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Goldfinch is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Goldfinch in another brand?
- Golden Nugget (BM 2019-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Goldfinch warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Goldfinch as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 81.3; 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.