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Decisive Yellow SW 6902
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, Decisive Yellow sits at L* 84.3, a* 4.8, b* 66.6. Its hue angle is 86° and its chroma is 66.8, 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 98%.
LRV 64.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 64.8, Decisive Yellow 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 Decisive 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Yellow | 314 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Viking Yellow | 321 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Abstracta | 322 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Decisive 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 Soda | 340B-6 | 0.36 | Practically identical | |
| Canary Diamond | T16-05 | 0.52 | Practically identical | |
| Lemon Sorbet | 330B-6 | 0.58 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunny Side Up | SW 9665 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cheerful | SW 6903 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Lemon Twist SW 6909 · lighter, LRV 71.5
- Rayo de Sol SW 9020 · darker, LRV 59.5
- Overjoy SW 6689 · darker, LRV 57.7
- Quilt Gold SW 6696 · darker, LRV 57.7
Colors that go with Decisive Yellow
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Decisive Yellow:
- Creamy SW 7012
- African Gray SW 9162
- Pure White SW 7005
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°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · triadic (120°)
- Hinting Blue SW 6519 · triadic (240°)
Decisive Yellow vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 9.8) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 64.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 11.8) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 64.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 12.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 64.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.