Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream SW 6659
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- Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream reviews (1 photo)
- What are Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream undertones?
- Is Captivating Cream SW 6659 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Captivating Cream
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Captivating Cream SW 6659
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Captivating Cream SW 6659 |
| Code: | SW 6659 |
| Name: | Captivating Cream |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream?
Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream SW 6659 is a light, warm cream with a noticeable peach-beige cast drawn from its soft golden base. Its pale value keeps it bright on walls, while the subtle warmth prevents it from reading like a stark off-white. In sunlit rooms, Captivating Cream can appear sunnier and more softly apricot; under cooler artificial lighting, it may settle into a gentler beige cream. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and hallways where a warm neutral backdrop is wanted without much gray. Pair it with natural oak, woven fibers, warm white trim, muted terracotta, or dusty blue accents for contrast.
Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream reviews
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What are Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream undertones?
Captivating Cream is a light, soft golden beige. 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:
244, 217, 177
Is Sherwin Williams Captivating Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
SW 6659 Captivating Cream HSL code: 36, 75%, 83%
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 Captivating Cream
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 Captivating Cream:
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 Captivating Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Sherwin Williams Lobelia and Morning Glory.
LRV of Captivating Cream
Captivating Cream has an LRV of 72.03% and refers to Off‑White 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 72.03%, 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 | #f4d9b1 |
| RGB Decimal | 244, 217, 177 |
| RGB Percent | 95.69%, 85.10%, 69.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 27.46% Value: 95.69% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 75, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.07 Yellow: 27.46 Key: 4.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 220.513 I: 28.943 Q: -6.736 |
| XYZ | X: 70.057 Y: 72.035 Z: 51.797 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.986 a:3.442 b:23.159 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.986 u:19.139 v:32.127 |
| Decimal | 16046513 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.874, -1.19, 23.228 |
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