Deer Valley (SW 7720)
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Deer Valley (SW 7720) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deer Valley
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Deer Valley 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 Deer Valley, 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 | Cafe Royal | 1130 | 39.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pacific Bluffs | S240-4 | 39.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Friendly Tan | 2008-8A | 37 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Siesta Dreams | 1080-4 | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Deer Valley (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Deer Valley
Darker than Deer Valley
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7720 |
| Hex | #C7A485 |
| RGB | 199, 164, 133 |
| HSL | 28°, 37%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.8, 8.4, 20.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deer Valley (SW 7720), published as #C7A485
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deer Valley (SW 7720)?
- Deer Valley has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deer Valley is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Deer Valley in another brand?
- Cafe Royal (BM 1130) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Deer Valley warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Deer Valley as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.9; 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.