Sherwin Williams

Confident Yellow

SW 6911

Confident Yellow from Sherwin-Williams is a high-chroma, pure yellow at hex #FECB01 with an LRV of 64. At this reflectance level, it reads as bright and highly saturated, bouncing a significant amount of light while maintaining strong color presence. There is minimal undertone drift, keeping it close to a true, clean yellow without green or orange shifts.

It coordinates with cooler complements such as Sherwin-Williams Interesting Aqua, and the deeper Naval provides a strong value contrast. Warmer analogous options like Venetian Yellow and Lemon Twist extend the yellow range, while Urbane Bronze offers a grounded dark accent.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6911

Confident Yellow in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Confident Yellow under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Confident Yellow under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Yellow

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

48°

Orange Family

Lightness

50%

Medium

Saturation

99%

Highly Saturated

LRV

64.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#FECB01

RGB Decimal

254, 203, 1

RGB Percent

99.6%, 79.6%, 0.4%

HSL

47.9, 99.2%, 50.0%

HSV

47.9, 99.6%, 99.6%

CMYK

0.0%, 20.1%, 99.6%, 0.4%

YIQ

195.2, 95.4, -52.3

XYZ

62.23, 63.78, 9.06

CIE Lab

83.85, 3.77, 84.85

CIE Luv

83.85, 43.72, 87.63

Hunter Lab

79.87, 3.71, 48.61

Decimal

16698113

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Confident Yellow Illuminate Me Cabana Glow Citronella

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

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Analogous

Adjacent colors

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Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

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