Bamboo Shoot (SW 7733)
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Bamboo Shoot (SW 7733) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bamboo Shoot
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bamboo Shoot 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 Bamboo Shoot, 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 | Golden Divan | CSP-1005 | 39 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Green Fig | PMD-101 | 37.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gold Infusion | 6007-4A | 34 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sailor's Knot | 1100-4 | 38 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Bamboo Shoot (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Bamboo Shoot
Darker than Bamboo Shoot
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7733 |
| Hex | #B3A479 |
| RGB | 179, 164, 121 |
| HSL | 44°, 28%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.7, -1.1, 24.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bamboo Shoot (SW 7733), published as #B3A479
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bamboo Shoot (SW 7733)?
- Bamboo Shoot has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bamboo Shoot is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bamboo Shoot in another brand?
- Green Fig (Behr PMD-101) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bamboo Shoot warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bamboo Shoot as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.3; 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.