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Overjoy SW 6689
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Overjoy sits at L* 80.5, a* 4.7, b* 54.7. Its hue angle is 85° and its chroma is 54.9, 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 97%.
LRV 57.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.7, Overjoy is lighter than 69% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Overjoy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly | 299 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Luminous Days | 300 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hannah Banana | CSP-955 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Overjoy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Golden Chalice | 360D-5 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Dandelion Wish | MQ4-12 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| June Day | SW 6682 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunny Side Up | SW 9665 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sundance | SW 6897 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bee | SW 6683 | 3.33 | 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.
- Sundance SW 6897 · lighter, LRV 62.4
- June Day SW 6682 · lighter, LRV 62.7
- Yellow Bird SW 9022 · lighter, LRV 63.8
- Olden Amber SW 9013 · darker, LRV 53.0
- Goldenrod SW 6677 · darker, LRV 50.1
- Eye Catching SW 6914 · darker, LRV 50.1
Colors that go with Overjoy
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Overjoy:
- Roman Column SW 7562
- Intellectual Gray SW 7045
- Lemon Chiffon SW 6686
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Tangerine SW 6640 · analogous (−30°)
- Mélange Green SW 6710 · analogous (+30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Overjoy vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 7.2) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 57.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.3) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 57.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 10.7) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 57.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.