Eye Catching (SW 6914)
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Eye Catching (SW 6914) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Eye Catching
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Eye Catching 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 Eye Catching, 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 | Sun Valley | 350 | 49.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Solarium | P310-7 | 51.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Heraldic Gold | 3010-3 | 52 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Indian Maize | 1214-6 | 55 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Eye Catching (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Eye Catching
Darker than Eye Catching
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6914 |
| Hex | #DDB835 |
| RGB | 221, 184, 53 |
| HSL | 47°, 71%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.0, 0.5, 67.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eye Catching (SW 6914), published as #DDB835
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Eye Catching (SW 6914)?
- Eye Catching has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Eye Catching is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Eye Catching in another brand?
- Solarium (Behr P310-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Eye Catching warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Eye Catching as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 67.0; 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.