Sherwin Williams Gardenia SW 6665
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- Gardenia for bedroom (1 photo)
- Gardenia for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Gardenia for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6665 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Gardenia reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Gardenia undertones?
- Is Gardenia SW 6665 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Gardenia
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Gardenia SW 6665
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | SW 6665 |
| Name: | Gardenia |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Gardenia?
Sherwin Williams Gardenia SW 6665 is a pale, warm off-white with a noticeable creamy peach-beige undertone. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the gentle warmth prevents it from reading stark or icy. In bright daylight, Gardenia can look like a soft ivory; under warm evening bulbs, its peachy cast becomes more apparent. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and living spaces where a light neutral with more color than plain white is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, woven linen, aged brass, and muted clay or terracotta accents for a cohesive warm palette.
Gardenia for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing yellow shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Gardenia for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this yellow shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6665 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light yellow real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6665 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams Gardenia reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Gardenia undertones?
Gardenia is a light, muted warm cream. 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:
243, 226, 201
Is Sherwin Williams Gardenia cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
SW 6665 Gardenia HSL code: 36, 64%, 87%
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 Gardenia
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 Gardenia:
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
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 Gardenia with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Sherwin Williams Baby Blue Eyes and Dyer's Woad.
LRV of Gardenia
Gardenia has an LRV of 77.87% 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 77.87%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #f3e2c9 |
| RGB Decimal | 243, 226, 201 |
| RGB Percent | 95.29%, 88.63%, 78.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 17.28% Value: 95.29% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 64, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.0 Yellow: 17.28 Key: 4.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 228.233 I: 18.164 Q: -4.184 |
| XYZ | X: 74.7 Y: 77.666 Z: 66.298 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.627 a:1.821 b:14.324 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.627 u:11.621 v:20.681 |
| Decimal | 15983305 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.128, -2.923, 17.086 |
Color equivalents
SW 6651
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Welcome White
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2165-60
Durango Dust
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OC-84
Crème Caramel
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Vanillin
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OR-W03
Mannequin Cream
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Paper Lantern
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OC-79
Old Fashioned Peach
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M280-2
Lunaria
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2158-60
Lion Yellow
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SW 0051
Classic Ivory
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SW 6644
Champagne
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2161-60
Hazelnut Cream
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N280-1
Scroll
Behr
092
Arizona Peach
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SW 6386
Napery
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2162-60
Mystic Beige
Benjamin Moore
M250-1
Frosting Cream
Behr