Radiant Dawn (SW 9661)
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Radiant Dawn (SW 9661) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Radiant Dawn
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Radiant Dawn by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Radiant Dawn, 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 | French Macaroon | CSP-335 | 73.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Antique White | 23 | 73.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Manila Cream | 3001-8C | 72 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Glazed Pears | 1095-2 | 78 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Radiant Dawn (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Radiant Dawn
Darker than Radiant Dawn
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9661 |
| Hex | #EBE0CE |
| RGB | 235, 224, 206 |
| HSL | 37°, 42%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 0.8, 10.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Radiant Dawn (SW 9661), published as #EBE0CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Radiant Dawn (SW 9661)?
- Radiant Dawn has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Radiant Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Radiant Dawn in another brand?
- Antique White (Behr 23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Radiant Dawn warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Radiant Dawn as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.2; 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.