Peace Yellow (SW 2857)
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Peace Yellow (SW 2857) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peace Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Peace Yellow 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 Peace Yellow, 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 | Harvest Time | 186 | 62.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Amber Moon | HDC-CT-01 | 66.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Treats | 3005-6B | 64 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Toffee Crunch | 1207-4 | 65 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Peace Yellow (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Peace Yellow
Darker than Peace Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2857 |
| Hex | #EECF9E |
| RGB | 238, 207, 158 |
| HSL | 37°, 70%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.6, 3.9, 28.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peace Yellow (SW 2857), published as #EECF9E
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#FFD99D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peace Yellow (SW 2857)?
- Peace Yellow has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peace Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Peace Yellow in another brand?
- Toffee Crunch (PPG 1207-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Peace Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Peace Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.4; 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.