Forsythia (SW 6907)
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Forsythia (SW 6907) 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 Forsythia
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Forsythia 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 Forsythia, 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 | Abstracta | 322 | 57.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sunny Summer | S-G-380 | 63 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Golden Delight | 3005-1A | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rise-n-shine | 1206-7 | 62 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Forsythia (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Forsythia
Darker than Forsythia
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6907 |
| Hex | #FFC801 |
| RGB | 255, 200, 1 |
| HSL | 47°, 100%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, 5.7, 84.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forsythia (SW 6907), published as #FFC801
#F0BE0F
#FFD200
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forsythia (SW 6907)?
- Forsythia has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forsythia is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Forsythia in another brand?
- Sunny Summer (Behr S-G-380) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forsythia warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Forsythia as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 84.4; 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.