Lemon Chiffon
Sherwin-Williams 6686
- HEX
- #F5E5BC
- RGB
- 245, 229, 188
- LAB
- 91.3, -0.8, 22.0
- LRV
- ≈ 79
- Family
- Light Yellow, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 1015 Light Ivory
With an LRV of about 79, Lemon Chiffon reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Lemon Chiffon in other brands
- Silky Veil Nippon Paint NP YO 1137P Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.6
- Easter Morn 6 Dulux UK 1186654 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.6
- Gentle Glow PPG 1210-2 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
- Palace Chambers Yellow Light Pratt & Lambert CW316 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
- Gentle Glow Glidden PPG1210-2 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
- Sunny Sands Asian Paints 7874 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.9
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- High Reflective White Sherwin-Williams 7757 White
- Ancestral Gold Sherwin-Williams 6407 Yellow
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light yellow
- Protanopia Reads as light yellow
- Tritanopia Reads as pink
- Achromatopsia Reads as white
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
- Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Lemon Chiffon warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 22.0 and a value of -0.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Lemon Chiffon?
Silky Veil (NP YO 1137P), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Lemon Chiffon?
≈ 79. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.