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Cheerful SW 6903
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, Cheerful sits at L* 83.0, a* 6.7, b* 79.5. Its hue angle is 85° and its chroma is 79.8, 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 99%.
LRV 62.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 62.6, Cheerful is lighter than 76% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cheerful
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon | 2021-20 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Abstracta | 322 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Sparkling Sun | 2020-30 | 1.32 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cheerful
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmellow Yellow | P300-7 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Citrus Splash | S-G-370 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Sunflower | 330B-7 | 1.49 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus | SW 6906 | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 4.60 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Daisy SW 6910 · lighter, LRV 68.0
- Lemon Twist SW 6909 · lighter, LRV 71.5
- Goldfinch SW 6905 · darker, LRV 54.8
- Eye Catching SW 6914 · darker, LRV 50.1
- Nasturtium SW 6899 · darker, LRV 49.8
Colors that go with Cheerful
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cheerful:
- Sensible Hue SW 6198
- Andiron SW 6174
- Full Moon SW 6679
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°)
Cheerful vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 12.7) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 62.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 12.8) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 62.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 14.9) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 62.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.