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Afternoon SW 6675
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Afternoon sits at L* 84.3, a* 7.3, b* 47.5. Its hue angle is 81° and its chroma is 48.0, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 95%.
LRV 64.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 64.6, Afternoon is lighter than 78% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Afternoon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion Heart | 306 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Sunny Days | 172 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Semolina | 2155-40 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Afternoon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiced Butternut | 310B-5 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Sunday Afternoon | T14-19 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Equatorial | P250-4 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June Day | SW 6682 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Sundance | SW 6897 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Pollen Powder | SW 9014 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Plumeria | SW 9019 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Bird | SW 9022 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Afterglow | SW 6667 | 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.
- Classical Yellow SW 2865 · lighter, LRV 68.9
- Naples Yellow SW 9021 · lighter, LRV 69.0
- Solaria SW 6688 · lighter, LRV 69.8
- Colonial Yellow SW 0030 · darker, LRV 59.4
- Sunrise SW 6668 · darker, LRV 57.8
- Overjoy SW 6689 · darker, LRV 57.7
Colors that go with Afternoon
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Afternoon:
- Dover White SW 6385
- Moth Wing SW 9174
- Morning Sun SW 6672
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Tangerine SW 6640 · analogous (−30°)
- Primavera SW 9031 · analogous (+30°)
- Belize SW 6945 · triadic (120°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (240°)
Afternoon vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 6.3) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 64.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.5) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 64.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 64.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.