Safari (SW 7697)
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Safari (SW 7697) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Safari
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Safari 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 Safari, 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 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Raffia Ribbon | PPU7-20 | 45.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Young At Heart | 3003-8A | 48 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rabbit | 15-11 | 44 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Safari (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Safari
Darker than Safari
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7697 |
| Hex | #CCB18B |
| RGB | 204, 177, 139 |
| HSL | 35°, 39%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.6, 4.1, 23.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Safari (SW 7697), published as #CCB18B
#BCA78A
#DCBB8A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Safari (SW 7697)?
- Safari has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Safari is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Safari in another brand?
- Raffia Ribbon (Behr PPU7-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Safari warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Safari as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.1; 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.