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Frolic SW 6703
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, Frolic sits at L* 79.6, a* -5.9, b* 52.3. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 52.6, 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 96%.
LRV 56.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 56.2, Frolic is lighter than 68% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Frolic
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Tone | 370 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Angel's Trumpet | 278 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mustard Field | 377 | 3.47 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Frolic
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperoncini | HDC-SM16-10 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| California Dreaming | 380D-5 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Midori | P330-5 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervy Hue | SW 6917 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Limón Fresco | SW 9030 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Funky Yellow | SW 6913 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chartreuse | SW 0073 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Humorous Green | SW 6918 | 5.39 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hep Green | SW 6704 | 5.62 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- June Day SW 6682 · lighter, LRV 62.7
- Yellow Bird SW 9022 · lighter, LRV 63.8
- Chartreuse SW 0073 · lighter, LRV 64.1
- Limón Fresco SW 9030 · darker, LRV 49.8
- Nugget SW 6697 · darker, LRV 46.4
- Humorous Green SW 6918 · darker, LRV 46.5
Colors that go with Frolic
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Frolic:
- Pure White SW 7005
- Cloudburst SW 6487
- Daybreak SW 6700
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Stirring Orange SW 6889 · analogous (−30°)
- Laudable Lime SW 6930 · analogous (+30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Frolic vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 7.3) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 56.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 9.8) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 56.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 11.2) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 56.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.