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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7732

Sherwin-Williams Lemongrass#C8BD98 · LRV 51

Lemongrass reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7732 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS LEMONGRASS
RGB 200, 189, 152 LRV 51

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Lemongrass
SKU SW 7732
Hex #C8BD98
RGB 200, 189, 152
HSL 46°, 30%, 69%
LRV 51
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Sherwin-Williams Lemongrass

At LRV 51, Lemongrass is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Lemongrass 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Palmetto Bluff
SKU 0309 · #CEB993 · LRV 50
ΔE 4.07 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-1000
#C9BC96
Garden Stone
ΔE 0.83 · LRV
AF-385
#CDBD95
Splendor
ΔE 2 · LRV 50
CSP-1015
#CDBC96
Candle Glow
ΔE 2.42 · LRV
CSP-820
#C2BE9F
Lichen Stone
ΔE 3.18 · LRV
AF-340
#CFBA92
Oat Straw
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 49

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All neutral at Valspar →
V095-3
#C4BA97
Botanical Beauty
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 49.1
6006-5B
#CAC19A
Parlour Sage
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 53.2
6006-3C
#C7BF9E
Bayou Shade
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 52
T630
#C7B996
Black Hills Gold
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 49.3
6008-3C
#CBB995
Epic
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 49.6

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.1
All neutral at Behr →
BXC-80
#CBC19D
Wildwood
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 53
PPU8-09
#C7BB99
Tea Bag
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 50
PPU8-9
#C7BB99
Tea Bag
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 50
BNC-03
#C1BE9F
Essential Brown
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 51
MQ2-22
#CBB795
Hayloft
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 49

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1112-4
#C6BB9C
Beach Dune
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 50
1099-4
#D0BD94
Subtle Suede
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 52
1098-4
#CDBA99
Spiced Vinegar
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 50
FLLW840
#CDBA99
Wright Grey Tan
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 50
12-30
#CEBA97
Baguette
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 50

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.53
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 47
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 51
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 52
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 50
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 8.9 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.36
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6172
#CEBE9F
Bungalow Taupe
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 52
DEC775
#C7C4A5
Sea Glass
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 54
DEC743
#CFB999
High Noon
ΔE 5.48 · LRV 50
DEC726
#D1B791
Adobe
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 49
DE5535
#BCC09E
Light Pine
ΔE 6.06 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.84
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 56
NO. 251
#C8BD83
Churlish Green
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 50
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 55
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 6.23 · LRV 52
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 49

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.08
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.08 · LRV 65
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 9.26 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.53 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 17.16 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 21.34 · LRV 38

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.21
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 8.21 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 8.62 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 11.15 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 12.21 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 12.91 · LRV 54

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

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

SW 9120
Tumblin' Tumbleweed
LRV 51
SW 6135
Ecru
LRV 51
SW 11
Crewel Tan
LRV 50
SW 6156
Ramie
LRV 52
SW 7747
Recycled Glass
LRV 51
SW 6149
Relaxed Khaki
LRV 50

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C8BD98 in HSL space. Pair Lemongrass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8BD98 + #98A3C8
TRIADIC
#C8BD98 · #98C8BD · #BD98C8
ANALOGOUS
#C8A598 · #C8BD98 · #BBC898

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.88:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.19:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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