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Eye Catching SW 6914
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, Eye Catching sits at L* 76.0, a* 0.5, b* 66.9. Its hue angle is 90° and its chroma is 67.0, 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 50.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 50.1, Eye Catching is lighter than 62% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Eye Catching
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley | 350 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Sunrays | 343 | 4.61 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Damask Gold | CW-405 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Eye Catching
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solarium | P310-7 | 0.80 | Practically identical | |
| Lemon Lime | 390B-7 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lizard Breath | T11-11 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nugget | SW 6697 | 4.40 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Citronella | SW 6915 | 4.60 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gambol Gold | SW 6690 | 5.21 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 5.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Overjoy | SW 6689 | 5.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 5.52 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bee SW 6683 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Social Butterfly SW 6898 · lighter, LRV 55.6
- Nervy Hue SW 6917 · lighter, LRV 55.6
- Nugget SW 6697 · darker, LRV 46.4
- Humorous Green SW 6918 · darker, LRV 46.5
- Hep Green SW 6704 · darker, LRV 43.6
Colors that go with Eye Catching
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Eye Catching:
- Dirty Martini SW 9119
- Vintage Vessel SW 9050
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · analogous (−30°)
- Electric Lime SW 6921 · analogous (+30°)
- Calypso SW 6950 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Eye Catching vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 10.8) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 50.1), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 11.2) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 50.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 14.3) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 50.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.