Sherwin Williams Alchemy SW 6395
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| Official page: | Alchemy SW 6395 |
| Code: | SW 6395 |
| Name: | Alchemy |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Restless Nomad, 2017 Noir |
What color is Sherwin Williams Alchemy?
Sherwin Williams Alchemy SW 6395 is a warm, medium golden ochre with a muted, earthy cast. Its #c99e53 color value reads as a sunbaked yellow-brown rather than a bright primary yellow, giving it noticeable depth and saturation. In strong daylight, Alchemy can show a clearer honey-gold character, while lower or warmer lighting brings forward its richer ochre and brown notes. It makes a strong choice for a dining room, entry, or accent wall where a grounded color can carry the space. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, charcoal, or dark wood for contrast, and consider it alongside aged brass, leather, terracotta, and natural woven textures.
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What are Sherwin Williams Alchemy undertones?
Alchemy is a mid-light, soft caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
201, 158, 83
Is Sherwin Williams Alchemy cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 38° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
SW 6395 Alchemy HSL code: 38, 52%, 56%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Alchemy
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Alchemy:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Alchemy with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Sherwin Williams Lakeside and After the Storm.
LRV of Alchemy
Alchemy has an LRV of 37.55% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 37.55%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #c99e53 |
| RGB Decimal | 201, 158, 83 |
| RGB Percent | 78.82%, 61.96%, 32.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 58.71% Value: 78.82% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 52, 56) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 21.39 Yellow: 58.71 Key: 21.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 162.307 I: 49.725 Q: -14.244 |
| XYZ | X: 37.877 Y: 37.498 Z: 13.424 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.649 a:7.389 b:44.681 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.649 u:34.002 v:51.421 |
| Decimal | 13213267 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.236, 3.248, 29.868 |
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