Confident Yellow (SW 6911)
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Confident Yellow (SW 6911) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Confident Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Confident 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 Confident 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 | Sunshine | 2021-30 | 60.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Marigold | 380B-7 | 64.5 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Yellow Mustard | 3007-1A | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rise-n-shine | 1206-7 | 62 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Confident Yellow (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Confident Yellow
Darker than Confident Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6911 |
| Hex | #FECB01 |
| RGB | 254, 203, 1 |
| HSL | 48°, 99%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, 3.8, 84.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Confident Yellow (SW 6911), published as #FECB01
#EFC110
#FFD500
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Confident Yellow (SW 6911)?
- Confident Yellow has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Confident Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Confident Yellow in another brand?
- Marigold (Behr 380B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Confident Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Confident Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 84.8; 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.