Concord Buff (SW 7684)
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Concord Buff (SW 7684) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Concord Buff
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Concord Buff 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 Concord Buff, 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 | Handmade | AF-325 | 68.4 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hummus | PPU6-11 | 70.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hazy Yellow | 3004-8B | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chai Tea Latte | 1089-3 | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Concord Buff (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Concord Buff
Darker than Concord Buff
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7684 |
| Hex | #EDD6B1 |
| RGB | 237, 214, 177 |
| HSL | 37°, 63%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.6, 2.4, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Concord Buff (SW 7684), published as #EDD6B1
#DDCCB0
#FEE0B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Concord Buff (SW 7684)?
- Concord Buff has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Concord Buff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Concord Buff in another brand?
- Handmade (BM AF-325) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Concord Buff warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Concord Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.