Humorous Green (SW 6918)
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Humorous Green (SW 6918) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Humorous Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Humorous Green 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 Humorous Green, 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 | Bright Gold | 371 | 47.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Cilantro Lime | P340-5A | 51.5 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Can't Miss Lime | 6011-10 | 48 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gone Giddy | 1216-7 | 56 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Humorous Green (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Humorous Green
Darker than Humorous Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6918 |
| Hex | #C6B836 |
| RGB | 198, 184, 54 |
| HSL | 54°, 57%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, -9.4, 63.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Humorous Green (SW 6918), published as #C6B836
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Humorous Green (SW 6918)?
- Humorous Green has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Humorous Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Humorous Green in another brand?
- Bright Gold (BM 371) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Humorous Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Humorous Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 63.9; 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.