Naples Yellow (SW 9021)
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Naples Yellow (SW 9021) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Naples Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Naples 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 Naples 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 | Country Comfort | 305 | 67 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Glow | 360D-4 | 65.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Toasted Wheat | 3001-2B | 75 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Maui | 1210-4 | 69 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Naples Yellow (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Naples Yellow
Darker than Naples Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9021 |
| Hex | #F6D58F |
| RGB | 246, 213, 143 |
| HSL | 41°, 85%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.6, 2.3, 38.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Naples Yellow (SW 9021), published as #F6D58F
#E6CB8E
#FFDF8E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Naples Yellow (SW 9021)?
- Naples Yellow has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Naples Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Naples Yellow in another brand?
- Maybe Maui (PPG 1210-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Naples Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Naples Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.8; 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.