Lanyard (SW 7680)
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Lanyard (SW 7680) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lanyard
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lanyard 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 Lanyard, 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 | Butternut Squash | 1090 | 35.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wilmington Tan | 270F-5 | 34.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Blush | 3002-7C | 38 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tudor Beige | 16-17 | 33 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Lanyard (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Lanyard
Darker than Lanyard
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7680 |
| Hex | #C09972 |
| RGB | 192, 153, 114 |
| HSL | 30°, 38%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.9, 9.3, 26.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lanyard (SW 7680), published as #C09972
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lanyard (SW 7680)?
- Lanyard has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lanyard is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Lanyard in another brand?
- Wilmington Tan (Behr 270F-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lanyard warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lanyard as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.0; 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.