Tawny Tan (SW 7713)
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Tawny Tan (SW 7713) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tawny Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tawny Tan by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Tawny 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 | Cream Soda | 1082 | 44.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Toasted Wheat | 280E-3 | 45.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Maple Leaf | 2008-8B | 48 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Happy Trails | 1084-4 | 49 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Tawny Tan (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Tawny Tan
Darker than Tawny Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7713 |
| Hex | #CCB299 |
| RGB | 204, 178, 153 |
| HSL | 29°, 33%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, 5.5, 16.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tawny Tan (SW 7713), published as #CCB299
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tawny Tan (SW 7713)?
- Tawny Tan has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tawny Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tawny Tan in another brand?
- Toasted Wheat (Behr 280E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tawny Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tawny Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.2; 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.