Ligonier Tan (SW 7717)
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Ligonier Tan (SW 7717) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ligonier Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ligonier 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 Ligonier 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 | Chilled Chardonnay | 1089 | 46.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Crème De Caramel | HDC-NT-04 | 48.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sun Tan | 3002-8A | 52 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Frost | 1081-4 | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Ligonier Tan (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Ligonier Tan
Darker than Ligonier Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7717 |
| Hex | #D2B18F |
| RGB | 210, 177, 143 |
| HSL | 30°, 43%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.3, 7.0, 21.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ligonier Tan (SW 7717), published as #D2B18F
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#E2BB8E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ligonier Tan (SW 7717)?
- Ligonier 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 Ligonier Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ligonier Tan in another brand?
- Chilled Chardonnay (BM 1089) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ligonier Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ligonier Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.9; 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.