Straw Harvest (SW 7698)
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Straw Harvest (SW 7698) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Straw Harvest
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Straw Harvest 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 Straw Harvest, 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 | Powell Buff | HC-35 | 59.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Garden | 360E-3 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Baked Scone | 3007-8B | 60 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Neutral Beige | 12-31 | 62 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Straw Harvest (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Straw Harvest
Darker than Straw Harvest
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7698 |
| Hex | #DBC8A2 |
| RGB | 219, 200, 162 |
| HSL | 40°, 44%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, 0.8, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Straw Harvest (SW 7698), published as #DBC8A2
#CBBEA1
#ECD2A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Straw Harvest (SW 7698)?
- Straw Harvest has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Straw Harvest is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Straw Harvest in another brand?
- Baked Scone (Valspar 3007-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Straw Harvest warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Straw Harvest as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.