Birdseye Maple (SW 2834)
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Birdseye Maple (SW 2834) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Birdseye Maple
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Birdseye Maple 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 Birdseye Maple, 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 | Fennel Seed | 1101 | 57.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Ripe Wheat | 310E-3 | 58 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cloudy Sunset | 3005-8A | 57 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Halo | 1091-4 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Birdseye Maple (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Birdseye Maple
Darker than Birdseye Maple
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2834 |
| Hex | #E4C495 |
| RGB | 228, 196, 149 |
| HSL | 36°, 59%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.8, 4.7, 27.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Birdseye Maple (SW 2834), published as #E4C495
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Birdseye Maple (SW 2834)?
- Birdseye Maple has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Birdseye Maple is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Birdseye Maple in another brand?
- Ripe Wheat (Behr 310E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Birdseye Maple warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Birdseye Maple as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.8; 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.