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Banana Cream SW 6673 (Sherwin-Williams): #F5DEAF, LRV and undertone

Banana Cream (SW 6673) from Sherwin-Williams is #F5DEAF with an LRV of 74.913. It reads as a clear warm yellow rather than a neutral.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsBanana CreamSW 6673

Hex: #F5DEAF
RGB: 245, 222, 175
LRV: 74.913
Undertone: Yellow, warm

LRV 74.913. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A clear yellow color (OKLCH hue 85°, chroma 0.066), not a neutral.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Morning SunSW 6672
Bellini FizzSW 9008
San Antonio SageSW 7731

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchBanana Creampale, moderately saturated orange

HEX: #F5DEAF
RGB: rgb(245, 222, 175)
HSL: hsl(40, 78%, 82%)

Best text on it: black at 15.95:1

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Every code for Banana Cream

HEX#F5DEAF
RGBrgb(245, 222, 175)
HSLhsl(40, 78%, 82%)
HSV40°, 29%, 96%
CMYK0%, 9%, 29%, 4%
Lablab(89.5% 3.1 26.2)
OKLCHoklch(90.8% 0.066 84.9)
Decimal16113327

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Banana Cream in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FEFCF7
80%#FDF8EF
70%#FCF5E7
60%#FBF2DF
50%#FAEFD7
40%#F9EBCF
30%#F8E8C7
20%#F7E5BF
10%#F6E1B7
Base#F5DEAF
10%#DDC89E
20%#C4B28C
30%#AC9B7B
40%#938569
50%#7B6F58
60%#625946
70%#4A4335
80%#312C23
90%#191612

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E9D5AA
20%#DECBA6
30%#D2C2A1
40%#C6B89C
50%#BBAF98
60%#AFA693
70%#A39C8E
80%#979389
90%#8C8985

Matching colors

Complementary

#F5DEAF
#AFC6F5

Analogous

#F5BBAF
#F5DEAF
#E9F5AF

Triadic

#F5DEAF
#AFF5DE
#DEAFF5

Split complementary

#F5DEAF
#AFE9F5
#BBAFF5

Tetradic (square)

#F5DEAF
#AFF5BB
#AFC6F5
#F5AFE9

Monochromatic

#E4A627
#EDC26B
#F5DEAF
#FDF8ED
#FDF8ED

Banana Cream in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Banana Cream with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Banana Cream
Triad #AFF5DE
Triad #DEAFF5
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Banana Cream in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; banana cream carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Banana Cream

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#F5DEAF
Protanopia (no red cones)#EADDAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#EFE3B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#FFD6D1

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.31:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	15.95:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.31:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	15.95:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.14:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --banana-cream: #f5deaf;
  --banana-cream-rgb: 245 222 175;
  --banana-cream-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Unlike the putty and greige shades around it in a catalog, Banana Cream is an unmistakable yellow. Its hex is #F5DEAF, RGB 245, 222, 175, and its code is SW 6673.

Color values in plain terms

The OKLCH reading is oklch(90.8% 0.066 85). A chroma of 0.066 is several times what a neutral off-white carries, so the file calls it a clear yellow, warm in feel, and says plainly that it is not a neutral. The LRV is 74.913, in the light band: it brightens a room well, but the saturation means the color will always announce itself. Because the hue is already yellow, expect little shift between daylight and lamplight beyond how bright it looks.

Worked example

Consider a small laundry room with one window facing south and a white washer. Banana Cream on all four walls, plus a bright white ceiling, would make the space cheerful and open. A south window delivers strong light for most of the day, so a color this saturated can feel stronger at noon than your sample suggested. Paint a large swatch on two walls and look at it at different hours before ordering gallons.

For a signage or packaging use, the contrast figures are plain: black on #F5DEAF is 15.95:1 and white is 1.31:1. Dark type wins by a wide margin. You can run your own pairs through the contrast grid.

Named companions

Sherwin-Williams lists Morning Sun (SW 6672), Bellini Fizz (SW 9008) and San Antonio Sage (SW 7731) as coordinating colors. None of the three has a page here. Morning Sun shares the 667x numbering with Banana Cream, which is worth noting only as a way to find it on a fan deck. San Antonio Sage is the entry that gives a counterpoint, since a sage tone would temper a room full of yellow.

How far other colors sit

The measured nearest colors are not close. Within Sherwin-Williams, Stucco (SW 7569) is ΔE 8.4, Biscuit (SW 6112) is 8.6 and Wool Skein (SW 6148) is 8.8. Over 5 means clearly different, so none is a substitute.

Across brands, Benjamin Moore Aura (169) is the nearest at 4.2, related but visible. Behr Navajo White (22) is 6.2, Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream (1030) is 8.9 and Cream Froth (OC-97) is 10.8. If you want this exact yellow, use the Sherwin-Williams color itself and verify with a physical chip.

One caution for large areas: saturated light colors can feel stronger across a whole room than on a palm-sized chip. If the sample looks right, consider painting only the walls and keeping ceiling, trim and doors in the pale companions from the list above.