What color is Confident Yellow (SW 6911)?
Confident Yellow (SW 6911) color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Confident Yellow (SW 6911) is #FECB01, and the RGB color code is RGB(254, 203, 1).
In the RGB color model, Confident Yellow (SW 6911) has a red value of 254, a green value of 203, and a blue value of 1. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 20.1% magenta, 99.6% yellow, and 0.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 47.9° (degrees), 99.2 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Confident Yellow (SW 6911) has a hue of 47.9° (degrees), 99.6 % saturation and 99.6 % brightness/value.
Confident Yellow (SW 6911) is cool or warm?
The color Confident Yellow (SW 6911) is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Confident Yellow (SW 6911)? (For interior and product design)
Confident Yellow (SW 6911) has an LRV of nearly 63.8. By LRV value, it is a light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 63.8 of Confident Yellow (SW 6911) with dark and light color
LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space.
Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 63.8 puts Sherwin Williams Confident Yellow (SW 6911) paint color in the
lighter category.
- Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
- Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Confident Yellow (SW 6911) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #FECB01
- Red
- FE
- Green
- CB
- Blue
- 01
- Red
- 254 (99.6%)
- Green
- 203 (79.6%)
- Blue
- 1 (0.4%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 20.08%
- Yellow
- 99.61%
- Key
- 0.39%
- Hue
- 47.91°
- Saturation
- 99.22 %
- Lightness
- 50.00 %
- Hue
- 47.91°
- Saturation
- 99.61 %
- Brightness / Value
- 99.61 %
- Red
- 52 (20.3%)
- Yellow
- 202 (79.4%)
- Blue
- 1 (0.3%)
- Hue
- 47.91°
- Whiteness
- 0.39 %
- Blackness
- 0.39 %
- Cyan
- 0.39%
- Magenta
- 20.39%
- Yellow
- 99.61%
- X
- 62.23
- Y
- 63.78
- Z
- 9.06
- Y1
- 63.78
- X
- 0.46
- Y2
- 0.47
- L
- 83.85
- A
- 3.77
- B
- 84.85
- L
- 83.85
- C
- 84.93
- H
- 87.45
- L
- 83.85
- U
- 43.72
- V
- 87.63
- L
- 79.87
- A
- -0.67
- B
- 49.18
- LRV
- ~ 63.8 %
- Munsell Color System
- 4.8Y 8.3/18.4
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What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Confident Yellow (SW 6911) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)
These are the named colors closest to Confident Yellow (SW 6911) (Paint - Sherwin Williams), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
British Standard 4800
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Pantone PMS
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Pantone TPX
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Classic
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RAL Design
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Paint similar to Confident Yellow (SW 6911) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)
These are the real paint colors closest to Confident Yellow (SW 6911) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Confident Yellow (SW 6911) once it is on a wall.
Sherwin Williams
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Benjamin Moore
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Sherwin Williams Confident Yellow (SW 6911) - #FECB01?
Color that best contrast with Sherwin Williams Confident Yellow (SW 6911) - #FECB01 is #0134FE, color name is Han Purple (Chinese Purple)*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Sherwin Williams Confident Yellow (SW 6911) - #FECB01?
Complementary or Opposite color for Sherwin Williams Confident Yellow (SW 6911) - #FECB01 is #0134FE, color name is Han Purple (Chinese Purple)*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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