Lemon Verbena (SW 7726)
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Lemon Verbena (SW 7726) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Verbena
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lemon Verbena 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 Lemon Verbena, 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 | Hiking Path | 524 | 30.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Fresh Olive | PPU9-04 | 33.8 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Prairie Brush | 6003-4B | 29 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Annie | 1113-5 | 29 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Lemon Verbena (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Verbena
Darker than Lemon Verbena
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7726 |
| Hex | #9D986F |
| RGB | 157, 152, 111 |
| HSL | 53°, 19%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.3, -4.9, 22.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Verbena (SW 7726), published as #9D986F
#8E8E6E
#ADA26E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Verbena (SW 7726)?
- Lemon Verbena has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Verbena is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Verbena in another brand?
- Prairie Brush (Valspar 6003-4B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Lemon Verbena warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lemon Verbena as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.3; 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.