Meadowlark (SW 7522)
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Meadowlark (SW 7522) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Meadowlark
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Meadowlark 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 Meadowlark, 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 | Chowning's Tan | CW-195 | 26.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | New Chestnut | 280F-5 | 24.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crunch Granola | 3004-9B | 24 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Moment | 1077-5 | 23 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Meadowlark (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Meadowlark
Darker than Meadowlark
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7522 |
| Hex | #9F8267 |
| RGB | 159, 130, 103 |
| HSL | 29°, 23%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.4, 7.1, 18.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Meadowlark (SW 7522), published as #9F8267
#907966
#AE8B66
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Meadowlark (SW 7522)?
- Meadowlark has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Meadowlark is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Meadowlark in another brand?
- New Chestnut (Behr 280F-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Meadowlark warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Meadowlark as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.8; 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.