Pale Yellow (SW 7691)
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Pale Yellow (SW 7691) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pale Yellow 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 Pale Yellow, 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 | Fennel Seed | 1101 | 57.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Riviera Sand | 320E-3 | 58.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Treats | 3005-6B | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | York Ivory | 15-07 | 62 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Pale Yellow (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Yellow
Darker than Pale Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7691 |
| Hex | #E3C9A1 |
| RGB | 227, 201, 161 |
| HSL | 36°, 54%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, 3.2, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Yellow (SW 7691), published as #E3C9A1
#D3BFA0
#F4D3A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Yellow (SW 7691)?
- Pale Yellow has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Yellow in another brand?
- York Ivory (PPG 15-07) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pale Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.4; 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.