Sherwin Williams

Lucent Yellow

SW 6400

Lucent Yellow is a soft warm yellow with beige undertones, measured at an LRV of 64 for strong light reflectance. The beige component tempers the yellow, pulling it toward a muted gold-cream that avoids reading as stark or saturated on large wall surfaces. It suits kitchens, breakfast areas, and south-facing rooms where warm ambient light reinforces its tonality.

Pair it with Sherwin-Williams Pure White, Urbane Bronze, Restrained Gold, Accessible Beige, and Alabaster to maintain a cohesive warm neutral framework from trim through accent without competing yellow-green shifts.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6400

Lucent Yellow in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Lucent Yellow under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

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

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

41°

Orange Family

Lightness

77%

Light

Saturation

54%

Saturated

LRV

64.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#E4D0A5

RGB Decimal

228, 208, 165

RGB Percent

89.4%, 81.6%, 64.7%

HSL

41.0, 53.8%, 77.1%

HSV

41.0, 27.6%, 89.4%

CMYK

0.0%, 8.8%, 27.6%, 10.6%

YIQ

209.1, 25.8, -9.2

XYZ

61.34, 64.32, 44.78

CIE Lab

84.13, 0.48, 23.91

CIE Luv

84.13, 14.87, 33.35

Hunter Lab

80.20, 0.47, 20.25

Decimal

14995621

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Lucent Yellow Golden Pagoda Excitable Ginseng

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Lucent Yellow Writing Paper Flurry Roman Column

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Lucent Yellow Suenos Hopeful Dream Windmill Wings

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Lucent Yellow Mermaid Tears Pink Cocoa Sounds of Nature

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Lucent Yellow Pink Cocoa Secret Garden Garden Party

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Hearth

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Hound Lemon

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Melted Butter

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Dorset Cream

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Cream

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Shifting Sands

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Dunmore Cream

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Mansfield Tan

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Vellum

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Neutral Beige

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