Dromedary Camel (SW 7694)
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Dromedary Camel (SW 7694) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dromedary Camel
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dromedary Camel 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 Dromedary Camel, 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 | Twilight Gold | 1069 | 42.9 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Raffia Ribbon | PPU7-20 | 45.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rabbit | 15-11 | 44 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Dromedary Camel (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Dromedary Camel
Darker than Dromedary Camel
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7694 |
| Hex | #CAAD87 |
| RGB | 202, 173, 135 |
| HSL | 34°, 39%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.4, 5.0, 23.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dromedary Camel (SW 7694), published as #CAAD87
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dromedary Camel (SW 7694)?
- Dromedary Camel has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dromedary Camel is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dromedary Camel in another brand?
- Twilight Gold (BM 1069) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dromedary Camel warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dromedary Camel as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.5; 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.