# Sherwin Williams Lantern Light

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/lantern-light-sw-6687](https://plan-home.com/color/lantern-light-sw-6687)

Sherwin Williams Lantern Light SW 6687 is a light, creamy yellow with a clear warm golden cast. Its soft depth keeps it from reading as bright primary yellow, giving walls a gently sunlit appearance instead. In rooms with ample daylight, Lantern Light can look airy and buttery, while lower or warmer artificial light draws out its richer honey notes. It suits kitchens, breakfast nooks, mudrooms, and cheerful living spaces, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, or terracotta accents. For contrast, pair this shade with muted blue-gray, deep olive, or charcoal details.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Sherwin Williams
- **Color name:** Lantern Light
- **Color code:** SW 6687
- **HEX:** #f4e1ae
- **RGB:** 244, 225, 174
- **LRV:** 76.05%
- **Brightness:** Light
- **Color families:** Yellow
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** yellow, red
- **Collections:** Living Well

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 44° Saturation: 28.69% Value: 95.69%
- **HSL:** hsl(44, 76, 82)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.79 Yellow: 28.69 Key: 4.31
- **YIQ:** Y: 224.867 I: 27.711 Q: -11.852
- **XYZ:** X: 71.873 Y: 76.142 Z: 50.944
- **CIE Lab:** L:89.925 a:-1.047 b:27.364
- **CIE Luv:** L:89.925 u:14.609 v:38.607
- **Decimal:** 16048558
- **Hunter Lab:** 87.259, -5.677, 26.467

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Sherwin Williams Glad Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/glad-yellow-sw-6694)
- [Benjamin Moore Sundress](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-sundress-csp-940)
- [Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-traditional-yellow-170)
- [Benjamin Moore Harp Strings](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-harp-strings-213)
- [Sherwin Williams Friendly Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/sherwin-williams-friendly-yellow)
- [Benjamin Moore Mushroom Cap](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mushroom-cap-177)
- [Benjamin Moore Cornsilk](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-cornsilk-198)
- [Benjamin Moore Shooting Star](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-shooting-star-304)
- [Benjamin Moore Golden Lab](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-golden-lab-178)
- [Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-santo-domingo-cream-274)
- [Benjamin Moore Popcorn Kernel](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-popcorn-kernel-310)
- [Sherwin Williams They call it Mellow](https://plan-home.com/color/they-call-it-mellow-sw-9015)
- [Sherwin Williams Optimistic Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/optimistic-yellow-sw-6900)
- [Benjamin Moore Good Vibrations](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-good-vibrations-296)
- [Sherwin Williams Banana Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/banana-cream-sw-6673)
- [Benjamin Moore Ray of Light](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-ray-of-light-csp-910)
- [Behr Gold Thread](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-gold-thread)
- [Behr Lime Bright](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-lime-bright)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Dollop Of Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/dollop-of-cream-sw-7120)
- [Sherwin Williams Full Moon](https://plan-home.com/color/full-moon-sw-6679)
- [Sherwin Williams Jersey Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/jersey-cream-sw-6379)
- [Sherwin Williams Corona](https://plan-home.com/color/corona-sw-7121)
- [Sherwin Williams Lemon Chiffon](https://plan-home.com/color/lemon-chiffon-sw-6686)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Quilt Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/quilt-gold-sw-6696)
- [Sherwin Williams Funky Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/funky-yellow-sw-6913)
- [Sherwin Williams Optimistic Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/optimistic-yellow-sw-6900)
- [Sherwin Williams Overjoy](https://plan-home.com/color/overjoy-sw-6689)
- [Sherwin Williams Yellow Bird](https://plan-home.com/color/yellow-bird-sw-9022)

## Complementary colors
- [Sherwin Williams Celestial](https://plan-home.com/color/celestial-sw-6808)
- [Sherwin Williams Sapphire](https://plan-home.com/color/sapphire-sw-6963)
- [Sherwin Williams Dress Blues](https://plan-home.com/color/dress-blues-sw-9176)
- [Sherwin Williams Bewitching Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/bewitching-blue-sw-6960)
- [Sherwin Williams Dazzle](https://plan-home.com/color/dazzle-sw-6962)
- [Sherwin Williams Salty Dog](https://plan-home.com/color/salty-dog-sw-9177)
- [Sherwin Williams Indigo](https://plan-home.com/color/indigo-sw-6531)

Official product page: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/yellow-paint-colors/sw6687

## 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.