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Birdseye Maple SW 2834
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Birdseye Maple sits at L* 80.8, a* 4.7, b* 27.8. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 28.2, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 85%.
LRV 58.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 58.4, Birdseye Maple is lighter than 70% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Birdseye Maple
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fennel Seed | 1101 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Sweeney Yellow | CW-370 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Dijon | 193 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Birdseye Maple
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripe Wheat | 310E-3 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Filtered Moon | M270-4 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Gold Hearted | T17-02 | 1.81 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compatible Cream | SW 6387 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Sequin | SW 6394 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| White Raisin | SW 7685 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Humble Gold | SW 6380 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cupola Yellow | SW 7692 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blonde | SW 6128 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Avid Apricot SW 6639 · lighter, LRV 62.3
- Bellini Fizz SW 9008 · lighter, LRV 62.0
- Pizazz Peach SW 6888 · lighter, LRV 62.4
- Gold Vessel SW 7677 · darker, LRV 54.4
- Dakota Wheat SW 9023 · darker, LRV 54.2
- Hearts of Palm SW 6415 · darker, LRV 53.8
Colors that go with Birdseye Maple
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Birdseye Maple:
- Restful White SW 7563
- Homburg Gray SW 7622
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Certain Peach SW 6625 · analogous (−30°)
- Dancing Green SW 6716 · analogous (+30°)
- Belize SW 6945 · triadic (120°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (240°)
Birdseye Maple vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.3) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 58.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Philadelphia Cream (Benjamin Moore HC-30, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 69.1 vs 58.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 8.4) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 58.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.