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Summer Day SW 6662
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Summer Day sits at L* 74.3, a* 15.9, b* 45.9. Its hue angle is 71° and its chroma is 48.6, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 93%.
LRV 47.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.2, Summer Day is lighter than 59% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Summer Day
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Gold | 167 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Natural | ES-10 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| August Morning | 2156-40 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Summer Day
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunburst | PPU6-3 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunburst | PPU6-03 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| November Gold | PPH-05 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrow | SW 6669 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Torchlight | SW 6374 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stirring Orange | SW 6889 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Viva Gold | SW 6367 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anjou Pear | SW 6381 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surprise Amber | SW 6654 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Exciting Orange SW 6647 · lighter, LRV 51.2
- Stirring Orange SW 6889 · lighter, LRV 51.4
- Surprise Amber SW 6654 · lighter, LRV 52.7
- Adventure Orange SW 6655 · darker, LRV 42.5
- Inventive Orange SW 6633 · darker, LRV 42.4
- Kumquat SW 6648 · darker, LRV 41.2
Colors that go with Summer Day
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Summer Day:
- Whitetail SW 7103
- Delft SW 9134
- Welcome White SW 6658
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · analogous (−30°)
- Limón Fresco SW 9030 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Berry Frappé SW 9068 · triadic (240°)
Summer Day vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 2.5) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 47.2), more green.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 4.4) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 47.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 10.1) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 47.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.