Stonebriar (SW 7693)
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Stonebriar (SW 7693) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stonebriar
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Stonebriar 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 Stonebriar, 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 | Guesthouse | 1117 | 39.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Flax Straw | S300-4 | 42.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Buckskin Pony | 3004-7C | 39 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Outback | 1088-5 | 40 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Stonebriar (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Stonebriar
Darker than Stonebriar
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7693 |
| Hex | #CBA97E |
| RGB | 203, 169, 126 |
| HSL | 34°, 43%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.3, 6.4, 26.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stonebriar (SW 7693), published as #CBA97E
#BC9F7D
#DBB37D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stonebriar (SW 7693)?
- Stonebriar has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stonebriar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Stonebriar in another brand?
- Guesthouse (BM 1117) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Stonebriar warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Stonebriar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.9; 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.