August Moon (SW 7687)
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August Moon (SW 7687) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with August Moon
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for August Moon 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 August Moon, 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 | Monarch Gold | 1109 | 59.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Jasper Cane | PPU4-15 | 60.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Palamino Pony | 3004-8A | 57 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Faint Fawn | 1089-4 | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to August Moon (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than August Moon
Darker than August Moon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7687 |
| Hex | #E7C7A0 |
| RGB | 231, 199, 160 |
| HSL | 33°, 60%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 5.7, 23.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
August Moon (SW 7687), published as #E7C7A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of August Moon (SW 7687)?
- August Moon has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so August Moon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to August Moon in another brand?
- Monarch Gold (BM 1109) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is August Moon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists August Moon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.7; 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.