Honeypot (SW 9663)
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Honeypot (SW 9663) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honeypot
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Honeypot 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 Honeypot, 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 | Birmingham Cream | 164 | 70.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Oklahoma Wheat | 350E-3 | 76.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Shoreline | 3006-6B | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Belgian Waffle | 1208-3 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Honeypot (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Honeypot
Darker than Honeypot
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9663 |
| Hex | #F6DEB3 |
| RGB | 246, 222, 179 |
| HSL | 39°, 79%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, 1.9, 24.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honeypot (SW 9663), published as #F6DEB3
#E6D4B2
#FFE8B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honeypot (SW 9663)?
- Honeypot has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honeypot is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honeypot in another brand?
- Shoreline (Valspar 3006-6B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honeypot warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Honeypot as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.1; 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.