Bee's Wax (SW 7682)
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Bee's Wax (SW 7682) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bee's Wax
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bee's Wax 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 Bee's Wax, 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 | Orange Ice | 166 | 53 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Arizona Tan | 320D-4 | 54.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Kidskin Buff | 3003-6A | 57 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gold Buff | 1208-4 | 59 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Bee's Wax (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Bee's Wax
Darker than Bee's Wax
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7682 |
| Hex | #EABF86 |
| RGB | 234, 191, 134 |
| HSL | 34°, 70%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, 8.0, 34.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bee's Wax (SW 7682), published as #EABF86
#DAB585
#FAC985
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bee's Wax (SW 7682)?
- Bee's Wax has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bee's Wax is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bee's Wax in another brand?
- Arizona Tan (Behr 320D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Bee's Wax warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bee's Wax as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.5; 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.