Primavera
SW 9031 · #D2D083 · LRV 60 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Primavera60
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Primavera, Really?
Primavera reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9031 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Primavera
Primavera 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.
How Lighting Changes Primavera
At LRV 60, Primavera 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.
Most complaints about Primavera 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9031 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Spring GrassP350-4 · Behr | 2.4 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Delicious390 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Master Gardener8001-26D · Valspar | 4.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green GeckoPPG1217-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Green GeckoPPG1217-6 · Glidden | 2.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Fields GreensHGSW 1245 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Primavera within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
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 #D2D083 in HSL space. Pair Primavera with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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