Lemon Meringue (SW 7561)
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Lemon Meringue (SW 7561) is a very light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Meringue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lemon Meringue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Lemon Meringue, 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 | Calcite | CW-110 | 81.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lightning White | 380E-2 | 85.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spirited | 7003-19 | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Maiden Hair | 1106-1 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Lemon Meringue (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Meringue
Darker than Lemon Meringue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7561 |
| Hex | #F5EACC |
| RGB | 245, 234, 204 |
| HSL | 44°, 67%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, -1.1, 15.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Meringue (SW 7561), published as #F5EACC
#E4E0CA
#FFF4CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Meringue (SW 7561)?
- Lemon Meringue has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Meringue is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Meringue in another brand?
- Maiden Hair (PPG 1106-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Meringue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lemon Meringue as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.9; 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.