Mesa Tan (SW 7695)
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Mesa Tan (SW 7695) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mesa Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mesa Tan 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 Mesa Tan, 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 | Peanut Shell | 2162-40 | 35.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Almond Toast | 300F-4 | 36.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lariat Tan | 3004-7B | 34 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Maison De Campagne | 15-01 | 35 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Mesa Tan (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Mesa Tan
Darker than Mesa Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7695 |
| Hex | #BD9C77 |
| RGB | 189, 156, 119 |
| HSL | 32°, 35%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.5, 7.0, 24.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mesa Tan (SW 7695), published as #BD9C77
#AE9276
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mesa Tan (SW 7695)?
- Mesa Tan has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mesa Tan is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mesa Tan in another brand?
- Almond Toast (Behr 300F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mesa Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mesa Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.0; 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.