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Sunflower SW 6678
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, Sunflower sits at L* 69.2, a* 18.9, b* 61.6. Its hue angle is 73° and its chroma is 64.4, 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 97%.
LRV 40.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.0, Sunflower is lighter than 50% 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 Sunflower
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Vista | 308 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Gold Mine | 2155-20 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mayan Gold | 175 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sunflower
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Is Good | T18-05 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Gilded Leaves | HDC-FL14-5 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Solar Fusion | UL150-3 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Crest | SW 6670 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Trinket | SW 6685 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Curry | SW 6671 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Laughing Orange | SW 6895 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forceful Orange | SW 6894 | 4.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Osage Orange | SW 6890 | 4.48 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · lighter, LRV 44.8
- Nugget SW 6697 · lighter, LRV 46.4
- Gambol Gold SW 6690 · lighter, LRV 47.8
- Kid's Stuff SW 6893 · darker, LRV 35.5
- Carnival SW 6892 · darker, LRV 35.6
- Navel SW 6887 · darker, LRV 34.6
Colors that go with Sunflower
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Sunflower:
- Skyline Steel SW 1015
- Blustery Sky SW 9140
- Morning Sun SW 6672
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Animated Coral SW 6878 · analogous (−30°)
- Fusion SW 6919 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Dockside Blue SW 7601 · triadic (240°)
Sunflower vs popular colors
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 3.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 5.8) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 40.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 11.7) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 40.0), more blue/cool, more muted.