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Cupola Yellow SW 7692
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Cupola Yellow sits at L* 78.0, a* 5.0, b* 27.5. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 28.0, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 82%.
LRV 53.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 53.2, Cupola Yellow is lighter than 65% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cupola Yellow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeymoon | AF-345 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Tawny Bisque | 1110 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sepia Tan | 1116 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cupola Yellow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Cookie | UL150-4 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Warm Muffin | 330D-4 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Mineral Yellow | BXC-34 | 1.50 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blonde | SW 6128 | 0.81 | Practically identical | |
| Dakota Wheat | SW 9023 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Birdseye Maple | SW 2834 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sequin | SW 6394 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| White Raisin | SW 7685 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hubbard Squash | SW 0044 | 3.08 | 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.
- White Raisin SW 7685 · lighter, LRV 57.3
- Croissant SW 7716 · lighter, LRV 58.0
- Birdseye Maple SW 2834 · lighter, LRV 58.4
- Colonial Revival Tan SW 2828 · darker, LRV 49.5
- Bagel SW 6114 · darker, LRV 49.5
- Quinoa SW 9102 · darker, LRV 48.5
Colors that go with Cupola Yellow
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cupola Yellow:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Sagey SW 6175
- Dover White SW 6385
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°)
Cupola Yellow vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 6.4) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 53.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.4) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 53.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Philadelphia Cream (Benjamin Moore HC-30, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 69.1 vs 53.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.