Daybreak
With a focus on bright and airy tones, Daybreak (6700) is a standout Yellow in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#F3EAC6
LRV
81.90
Daybreak's Color Strip
Daybreak is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Vital Yellow and Lily. The strip spans from Restoration Ivory at the lightest end to Daffodil at the deepest. Browsing strip 269 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Daybreak in Real Rooms
Daybreak has a high LRV of 81.9 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, dining room, front door, bedroom, home office, mudroom, patio, house, living room and kitchen.
1 Bathroom Photo
In a powder room, Daybreak can be used floor-to-ceiling to create a dramatic, high-impact experience for guests. Because these rooms are small and transitional, they can handle the full intensity of the color's personality without feeling overwhelming.
Daybreak — minimalist bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
For an "all-day" dining room, Daybreak is surprisingly adaptable. In the morning, it feels crisp and clean for breakfast; as the sun moves, it transitions into a moodier, more reflective space that is perfect for long, lingering dinners.
Daybreak paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
The front door is a great place to experiment with higher sheen levels. Daybreak in a high-gloss finish creates a mirror-like surface that looks incredibly expensive and traditional, echoing the grand entryways of London or New York.
bold front door featuring Daybreak by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Pairing Daybreak with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
A scandinavian bedroom painted in Daybreak
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1 Home Office Photo
In a multi-use room where an office corner is required, Daybreak can be used to "zone" the desk area. By painting just that section, you create a visual boundary that separates your professional life from your personal space.
Sherwin-Williams Daybreak in a neutral home office
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a laundry/mudroom combo, Daybreak adds a touch of luxury to a space that is usually purely functional. It makes the chores feel a little less like work by surrounding you with a color that is sophisticated and calming.
Daybreak paint in a classy mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
Outside, Daybreak takes on a completely different life. Whether on deck boards, patio furniture, a fence, or a garden wall, it weathers beautifully and holds its character in open light. It is a natural companion to stone, weathered wood, and greenery.
contemporary patio featuring Daybreak by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Daybreak has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Daybreak color — aesthetic house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
Few colors transition as gracefully from day to evening as Daybreak. In natural light, it reads clean, grounded, and modern; by candlelight or lamp, it deepens into something much more soulful. For a living room that needs to function as a bright morning coffee spot and a moody evening lounge, that tonal range is an invaluable asset.
A scandinavian living room painted in Daybreak
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a modern kitchen, Daybreak provides the necessary "organic" touch to offset stainless steel appliances and glass backsplashes. It prevents the kitchen from feeling like a laboratory, injecting a much-needed sense of domestic warmth and culinary inspiration.
Daybreak — industrial kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Extra White the marginally brighter of the two.
Daybreak reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 32), opening up a space where At Ease Soldier encloses it.
Trim Color
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Similar Colors
Glittery Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Yellow Beam the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 82 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Daybreak reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Daybreak reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 14), opening up a space where Revel Blue encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Daybreak is decisively the brighter choice.
Daybreak reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Valiant Violet encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Daybreak the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Paperwhite reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 82 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 82 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crescent Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 82 vs 68, Daybreak is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 64, Daybreak is decisively the brighter choice.