# Sherwin Williams Decisive Yellow

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/decisive-yellow-sw-6902](https://plan-home.com/color/decisive-yellow-sw-6902)

Sherwin Williams Decisive Yellow SW 6902 is a bold, sunlit yellow with a clear golden-orange cast rather than a soft butteriness. It reads bright and energetic on large walls, especially in kitchens, breakfast rooms, mudrooms, or a cheerful front door. In strong daylight, the color can look almost like ripe marigold, while warm evening bulbs bring out its deeper amber side. Use it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven linen, and aged brass to keep the look grounded; navy or dark green accents provide useful contrast. Decisive Yellow is often easiest to live with on cabinetry, an island, or one focal wall, where its intensity feels intentional without taking over the entire room.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Sherwin Williams
- **Color name:** Decisive Yellow
- **Color code:** SW 6902
- **HEX:** #fdcc4e
- **RGB:** 253, 204, 78
- **LRV:** 64.78%
- **Brightness:** Light
- **Color families:** Yellow
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red
- **Collections:** 2015 Unrestrained

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 43° Saturation: 69.17% Value: 99.22%
- **HSL:** hsl(43, 98, 65)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.37 Yellow: 69.17 Key: 0.78
- **YIQ:** Y: 204.287 I: 69.688 Q: -28.846
- **XYZ:** X: 63.479 Y: 64.623 Z: 16.336
- **CIE Lab:** L:84.289 a:4.774 b:66.639
- **CIE Luv:** L:84.289 u:40.403 v:75.911
- **Decimal:** 16632910
- **Hunter Lab:** 80.388, 0.275, 44.224

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Behr English Daisy](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-english-daisy)
- [Sherwin Williams Rayo de Sol](https://plan-home.com/color/rayo-de-sol-sw-9020)
- [RAL Classic Zinc yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/zinc-yellow-ral-1018)
- [Benjamin Moore Imperial Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-imperial-yellow-314)
- [Behr Little Sun Dress](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-little-sun-dress)
- [Behr Squash Blossom](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-squash-blossom)
- [Sherwin Williams Sunny Side Up](https://plan-home.com/color/sunny-side-up-sw-9665)
- [Benjamin Moore Viking Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-viking-yellow-321)
- [Benjamin Moore Abstracta](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-abstracta-322)
- [Benjamin Moore Yellow Brick Road](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-yellow-brick-road-349)
- [Sherwin Williams Cheerful](https://plan-home.com/color/cheerful-sw-6903)
- [Sherwin Williams Daisy](https://plan-home.com/color/daisy-sw-6910)
- [Behr Buzz-In](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-buzz-in)
- [Benjamin Moore American Cheese](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-american-cheese-2019-40)
- [Benjamin Moore Nacho Cheese](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-nacho-cheese-2018-40)
- [Behr Radiant Sun](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-radiant-sun)
- [Behr Unmellow Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-unmellow-yellow)
- [Benjamin Moore Yellow Rain Coat](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-yellow-rain-coat-2020-40)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Social Butterfly](https://plan-home.com/color/social-butterfly-sw-6898)
- [Sherwin Williams Sundance](https://plan-home.com/color/sundance-sw-6897)
- [Sherwin Williams Daffodil](https://plan-home.com/color/daffodil-sw-6901)
- [Sherwin Williams Afternoon](https://plan-home.com/color/afternoon-sw-6675)
- [Sherwin Williams Pollen Powder](https://plan-home.com/color/pollen-powder-sw-9014)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Goldfinch](https://plan-home.com/color/goldfinch-sw-6905)
- [Sherwin Williams Cheerful](https://plan-home.com/color/cheerful-sw-6903)
- [Sherwin Williams Daisy](https://plan-home.com/color/daisy-sw-6910)
- [Sherwin Williams Citrus](https://plan-home.com/color/citrus-sw-6906)
- [Sherwin Williams Forsythia](https://plan-home.com/color/forsythia-sw-6907)

## Complementary colors
- [Sherwin Williams Frank Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/frank-blue-sw-6967)
- [Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/honorable-blue-sw-6811)
- [Sherwin Williams Bridgeport](https://plan-home.com/color/bridgeport-sw-2940)

Official product page: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/yellow-paint-colors/sw6902

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.