Sherwin Williams Friendly Yellow SW 6680 paint color review
| Official color page: | Friendly Yellow SW 6680 |
| Color code: | SW 6680 |
| Color name: | Friendly Yellow |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Color collections: | Teen Space, Living Well, 2016 Mas Amor Por Favor |
Sherwin Williams Friendly Yellow paint color is light and strong yellow, it feels muted or subdued in the space, but also vibrant. It is an unusual white paint color that feels so much muted, subdued as well as vibrant if used in a space. It's not too light or too heavy or textural – this is the perfect medium to light yellow for your space.
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LRV of Friendly Yellow
Friendly Yellow SW 6680 has an LRV of 75.87% and refers to Off-White colors that reflect a lot of light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 75.87% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Sherwin Williams Friendly Yellow undertones?
Red is Sherwin Williams Friendly Yellow undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#F5E0B1
RGB code:
245, 224, 177
Is Sherwin Williams Friendly Yellow SW 6680 cool or warm?
With a hue of 41° this Yellow refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
SW 6680 Friendly Yellow HSL code: 41, 77%, 83%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Yellow will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Yellow undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Friendly Yellow:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Sherwin Williams SW 6680 Friendly Yellow
Darker shades
Color comparison
Friendly Yellow SW 6680 vs They call it Mellow SW 9015
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #f5e0b1 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 245, 224, 177 | |
| RGB Percent | 96.08%, 87.84%, 69.41% | |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 27.76% Value: 96.08% | |
| HSL | hsl(41, 77, 83) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.57 Yellow: 27.76 Key: 3.92 | |
| YIQ | Y: 224.921 I: 27.617 Q: -10.184 | |
| XYZ | X: 72.248 Y: 75.9 Z: 52.427 | |
| CIE Lab | L:89.813 a:0.225 b:25.678 | |
| CIE Luv | L:89.813 u:15.652 v:36.189 | |
| Decimal | 16113841 | |
| Hunter lab | 87.121, -4.435, 25.305 | |
