Chartreuse (SW 0073)
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Chartreuse (SW 0073) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chartreuse
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chartreuse by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Chartreuse, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Mulholland Yellow | 369 | 64 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Starfruit | P330-4 | 63.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Island Sun | 3007-3C | 70 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tainted Gold | 11-02 | 68 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Chartreuse (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Chartreuse
Darker than Chartreuse
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0073 |
| Hex | #E1D286 |
| RGB | 225, 210, 134 |
| HSL | 50°, 60%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, -5.4, 39.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chartreuse (SW 0073), published as #E1D286
#D1C885
#F1DC85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chartreuse (SW 0073)?
- Chartreuse has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chartreuse is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Chartreuse in another brand?
- Starfruit (Behr P330-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Chartreuse warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chartreuse as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.