Oak Creek (SW 7718)
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Oak Creek (SW 7718) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oak Creek
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Oak Creek by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Oak Creek, 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 | Wilderness Cabin | 1168 | 32.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Applesauce Cake | 260F-5 | 31.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Copper Hide | 2005-5B | 29 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fire Dust | 1081-5 | 30 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Oak Creek (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Oak Creek
Darker than Oak Creek
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7718 |
| Hex | #BB8D6B |
| RGB | 187, 141, 107 |
| HSL | 26°, 37%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.2, 13.0, 24.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oak Creek (SW 7718), published as #BB8D6B
#AC846A
#CA976A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oak Creek (SW 7718)?
- Oak Creek has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oak Creek is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Oak Creek in another brand?
- Applesauce Cake (Behr 260F-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oak Creek warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Oak Creek as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.9; 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.