Lemongrass (SW 7732)
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Lemongrass (SW 7732) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemongrass
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lemongrass 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 Lemongrass, 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 | Garden Stone | CSP-1000 | 49.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tea Bag | PPU8-09 | 50.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Withered Moss | 6007-3C | 47 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Beach Dune | 1112-4 | 50 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Lemongrass (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemongrass
Darker than Lemongrass
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7732 |
| Hex | #C8BD98 |
| RGB | 200, 189, 152 |
| HSL | 46°, 30%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, -2.0, 20.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemongrass (SW 7732), published as #C8BD98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemongrass (SW 7732)?
- Lemongrass has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemongrass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lemongrass in another brand?
- Tea Bag (Behr PPU8-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemongrass warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lemongrass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.1; 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.