Lantern Light
Lantern Light 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. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
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76.05
Lantern Light's Color Strip
Lantern Light is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. As part of strip 136, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Lantern Light in Rooms
Follow Lantern Light 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 Bathroom Photo
In a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, the most interesting quality of Lantern Light (6687) may be the way it responds to tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Lantern Light — moody bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let gentle morning light and low evening lamps and bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures guide the final sample decision.
A modern luxury bedroom painted in Lantern Light
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1 Dining Room Photo
Across 1 dining room image, Lantern Light (6687) meets natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Lantern Light paint in a boho dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
Lantern Light (6687) brings its yellow character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
classy front door featuring Lantern Light by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
Lantern Light (6687) moves through 1 kitchen image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Lantern Light — scandinavian kitchen
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1 House Photo
Lantern Light (6687) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Lantern Light color — coastal house inspiration
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1 Home Office Photo
Across 1 home office image, Lantern Light (6687) meets daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Sherwin-Williams Lantern Light in a contemporary home office
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1 Living Room Photo
Lantern Light (6687) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
A industrial living room painted in Lantern Light
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1 Patio Photo
Lantern Light (6687) brings its yellow character into an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
boho patio featuring Lantern Light by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage and flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware guide the final sample decision.
Lantern Light paint in a traditional mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
Lemon Chiffon reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (86 vs 76) makes Westhighland White the marginally brighter of the two.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 29), opening up a space where Illusive Green encloses it.
Trim Color
Lemon Chiffon reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes They call it Mellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 79 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lemon Chiffon reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 44, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 18, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 5), opening up a space where Dress Blues encloses it.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 61), opening up a space where Bewitching Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 22, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 5, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Dollop Of Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (85 vs 76) makes Corona the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon Chiffon reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 76 vs 58, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (76 vs 65) makes Lantern Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 64, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This bright yellow with a cool undertone will beckon you home. Add a warm and beguiling glow to your kitchen, bathroom or even family room.