Sherwin Williams Napery SW 6386
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| Official page: | Napery SW 6386 |
| Code: | SW 6386 |
| Name: | Napery |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well - Inspire |
What color is Sherwin Williams Napery?
Sherwin Williams Napery SW 6386 is a light, creamy yellow-beige with a soft buttery cast. Its warm undertone keeps it from reading stark, while the high value gives walls an open, gently sunlit appearance. In bright daylight, Napery looks pale and lightly golden; under warm evening bulbs, its beige and cream notes become more noticeable. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a quiet wash of warmth is wanted without using a strong yellow. Pair it with warm white trim, honey-toned wood, natural linen, muted sage, or soft clay accents.
Sherwin Williams Napery reviews
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What are Sherwin Williams Napery undertones?
Napery 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:
239, 221, 193
Is Sherwin Williams Napery cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 37° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
SW 6386 Napery HSL code: 37, 59%, 85%
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 Napery
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 Napery:
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
SW 6386
Napery
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 Napery with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Sherwin Williams Favorite Jeans and Windy Blue.
LRV of Napery
Napery has an LRV of 73.75% 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 73.75%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #efddc1 |
| RGB Decimal | 239, 221, 193 |
| RGB Percent | 93.73%, 86.67%, 75.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 19.25% Value: 93.73% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 59, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.53 Yellow: 19.25 Key: 6.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 223.19 I: 19.724 Q: -4.906 |
| XYZ | X: 71.078 Y: 73.915 Z: 60.961 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.883 a:1.759 b:15.993 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.883 u:12.478 v:22.929 |
| Decimal | 15719873 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.974, -2.883, 18.142 |
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