Sherwin Williams Secret Garden vs. Sherwin Williams Venetian Yellow

The colors, each unique in their hue and saturation, embody their own individual beauty and value. Both colors belong to the yellow hue family, although their hue angles differ.
Sherwin Williams SW 1666 is more saturated than Secret Garden
They differ in their values, with Sherwin Williams SW 6181 being darker.

Supported paint brands for comparison: Behr, Benjamin Moore, Farrow and Ball, Dulux, Jotun, Little Greene, NCS, Ral Classic, Ral Design, Ral Effect, Sherwin Williams, Valspar, Tikkurila

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Sherwin Williams Secret Garden vs. Sherwin Williams Venetian Yellow

Technical color comparison for Sherwin Williams Secret Garden and Sherwin Williams Venetian Yellow
Sherwin Williams Secret Garden	Sherwin Williams Venetian Yellow
Shared hue scale
12
Hue
68°yellow	47°yellow
Saturation
17%	83%more saturated
Lightness?
27%	80%lighter
LRV?
8.57	77.35looks lighter
CIE L?
33.988	90.37looks lighter
Color difference ΔE*₀₀?
49.4
Temperature
Warm	Warm

Preview Secret Garden and Venetian Yellow side by side in different rooms

SW 6181Secret Garden

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SW 1666Venetian Yellow

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Please note that the color shown on this page is a representation and might not exactly match the real shade of the cards, fan decks, or color collections. Your monitor, browser, and screen angle can all affect how the paint looks, so it may not be the same as what you see here. All information on this page is based on RGB and HEX values provided by manufacturers.

It's important to keep in mind that the same color may appear differently on various surfaces due to the nature of those surfaces. For example, the same shade will look different on a rough wall compared to the smooth surface of cabinets.