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Yarrow SW 6669
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Yarrow sits at L* 75.1, a* 14.4, b* 48.8. Its hue angle is 74° and its chroma is 50.9, 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 94%.
LRV 48.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.2, Yarrow is lighter than 60% 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 Yarrow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural | ES-10 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| August Morning | 2156-40 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Old Gold | 167 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Yarrow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Honey | PMD-74 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Sahara Shade | 310D-5 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Optimist Gold | BIC-43 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Day | SW 6662 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Torchlight | SW 6374 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stirring Orange | SW 6889 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Olden Amber | SW 9013 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anjou Pear | SW 6381 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Classical Gold | SW 2831 | 3.73 | 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.
- Surprise Amber SW 6654 · lighter, LRV 52.7
- Olden Amber SW 9013 · lighter, LRV 53.0
- Classical Gold SW 2831 · lighter, LRV 53.5
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · darker, LRV 44.8
- Adventure Orange SW 6655 · darker, LRV 42.5
- Kumquat SW 6648 · darker, LRV 41.2
Colors that go with Yarrow
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Yarrow:
- Pure White SW 7005
- Blue Cruise SW 7606
- Gardenia SW 6665
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · analogous (−30°)
- Parakeet SW 6711 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (240°)
Yarrow vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 1.8) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 48.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 5.4) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 48.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 11.6) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 48.2), more blue/cool, more muted.