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Lively Yellow SW 6702
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Lively Yellow sits at L* 86.0, a* -5.6, b* 38.2. Its hue angle is 98° and its chroma is 38.6, 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 91%.
LRV 68.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 68.0, Lively Yellow is lighter than 81% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Lively Yellow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulholland Yellow | 369 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Cambridge Heights | 276 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| City Scape Morning | 368 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Lively Yellow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineapple Crush | P320-4 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Starfruit | P330-4 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pear Cider | P330-3 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impetuous | SW 6916 | 0.46 | Practically identical | |
| Chartreuse | SW 0073 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Gleeful | SW 6709 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Primavera | SW 9031 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Butter Up SW 6681 · lighter, LRV 73.8
- Solé SW 6896 · lighter, LRV 74.1
- Sunny Veranda SW 9017 · lighter, LRV 76.3
- Chartreuse SW 0073 · darker, LRV 64.1
- Yellow Bird SW 9022 · darker, LRV 63.8
- Primavera SW 9031 · darker, LRV 60.3
Colors that go with Lively Yellow
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Lively Yellow:
- Pure White SW 7005
- Let it Rain SW 9152
- Daybreak SW 6700
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bewitching Blue SW 6960 · complementary (180°)
- Pizazz Peach SW 6888 · analogous (−30°)
- Witty Green SW 6929 · analogous (+30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · triadic (120°)
- Child's Play SW 6845 · triadic (240°)
Lively Yellow vs popular colors
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 4.2) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 68.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 4.8) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 68.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 5.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.