Fun Yellow (SW 6908)
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Fun Yellow (SW 6908) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fun Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fun 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 Fun 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 | San Fernando Sunshine | 360 | 75.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Storm Lightning | P310-4 | 79.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Chickery Chick | 3008-2A | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Fun Yellow (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Fun Yellow
Darker than Fun Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6908 |
| Hex | #F7E594 |
| RGB | 247, 229, 148 |
| HSL | 49°, 86%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, -5.0, 41.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fun Yellow (SW 6908), published as #F7E594
#E7DB93
#FFF093
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fun Yellow (SW 6908)?
- Fun Yellow has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fun Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fun Yellow in another brand?
- Chickery Chick (Valspar 3008-2A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fun Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fun Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.7; 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.