Daffodil
Daffodil begins as a yellow color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
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71.32
Daffodil's Color Strip
Daffodil is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip 269 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Daffodil in Rooms
Follow Daffodil from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
Daffodil (6901) can change noticeably under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
stylish front door featuring Daffodil by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
Daffodil (6901) moves through 1 dining room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Daffodil paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Daffodil (6901) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Daffodil — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image trace Daffodil (6901) through the slower pace of morning and night. Its place within ABC's and 123's hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
A industrial bedroom painted in Daffodil
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1 Home Office Photo
Daffodil (6901) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
Sherwin-Williams Daffodil in a scandinavian home office
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1 Living Room Photo
Daffodil (6901) moves through 1 living room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Daffodil
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1 House Photo
In an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, the most interesting quality of Daffodil (6901) may be the way it responds to roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Daffodil color — coastal house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Daffodil (6901) brings its yellow character into a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Daffodil — industrial kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Daffodil (6901) can change noticeably under direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
aesthetic patio featuring Daffodil by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
Across 1 mudroom image, Daffodil (6901) meets doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Daffodil paint in a small mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (79 vs 71) makes They call it Mellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 65) makes Daffodil the marginally brighter of the two.
Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (71 vs 64) makes Daffodil the marginally brighter of the two.
Sunny Veranda reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Liberty Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Honorable Blue encloses it.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (79 vs 71) makes They call it Mellow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Daffodil the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Daffodil reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 50), opening up a space where Gusto Gold encloses it.
Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This cheerful bright yellow with warm golden undertones captures the optimistic spirit of spring blooms bursting through winter's grey. Perfect for kitchens, bathrooms, or accent walls where you want to infuse spaces with instant energy and joy.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.