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Forsythia SW 6907
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, Forsythia sits at L* 83.2, a* 5.7, b* 84.4. Its hue angle is 86° and its chroma is 84.6, 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 100%.
LRV 63.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 63.0, Forsythia 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 Forsythia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstracta | 322 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Lemon | 2021-20 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Sunshine | 2021-30 | 1.97 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Forsythia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Summer | S-G-380 | 0.35 | Practically identical | |
| Unmellow Yellow | P300-7 | 0.63 | Practically identical | |
| Yellow Flash | 370B-7 | 0.69 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Cheerful | SW 6903 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Citrus | SW 6906 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Goldfinch | SW 6905 | 5.63 | 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
- Goldfinch SW 6905 · darker, LRV 54.8
- Eye Catching SW 6914 · darker, LRV 50.1
- Gusto Gold SW 6904 · darker, LRV 49.7
Colors that go with Forsythia
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Forsythia:
- Nebulous White SW 7063
- Cityscape SW 7067
- 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°)
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · analogous (−30°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · triadic (120°)
- Hinting Blue SW 6519 · triadic (240°)
Forsythia vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 13.5) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 63.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 14.0) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 63.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 15.6) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 63.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.