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Birdseye Maple

SW 2834 · #E4C495 · LRV 58 · warm red-orange tone

SW 2834 · #E4C495 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Birdseye MapleSherwin-Williams · SW 2834
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Birdseye Maple
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 2834 · #E4C495
Brand · codeSherwin-WilliamsSW 2834 · all Sherwin-Williams yellows
LRV58Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyYellow
Hex · RGB · HSL#E4C495 · 228, 196, 149 · 36°, 59%, 74%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Chilled Wine41
  2. 2Honey Tea52
  3. 3Birdseye Maple58
  4. 4Banana Cream71
  5. 5Lemon Chiffon79
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Birdseye Maple, Really?

Birdseye Maple reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 2834 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Birdseye Maple

Birdseye Maple is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Birdseye Maple

At LRV 58, Birdseye Maple is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Birdseye Maple are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 2834 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.

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Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors

The nearest shades to Birdseye Maple within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Birdseye Maple · 12.6 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Birdseye Maple · 1.7 : 1 · fails for text

WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E4C495 in HSL space. Pair Birdseye Maple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E4C495 + #95B5E4
TRIADIC
#E4C495 · #95E4C4 · #C495E4
ANALOGOUS
#E49C95 · #E4C495 · #DDE495

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