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Dromedary Camel SW 7694
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, Dromedary Camel sits at L* 72.4, a* 5.0, b* 23.4. Its hue angle is 78° and its chroma is 24.0, 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 78%.
LRV 44.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 44.4, Dromedary Camel is lighter than 55% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Dromedary Camel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Gold | 1069 | 0.28 | Practically identical | |
| Bridgewater Tan | 1096 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Hidden Oaks | 1129 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dromedary Camel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffia Ribbon | PPU7-20 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Perfect Tan | N280-4 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Harvest Home | MQ2-13 | 1.22 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camelback | SW 6122 | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Safari | SW 7697 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Stonebriar | SW 7693 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Downing Straw | SW 2813 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Townhall Tan | SW 7690 | 2.59 | 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.
- Wheat Grass SW 6408 · lighter, LRV 47.5
- Bittersweet Stem SW 7536 · lighter, LRV 47.8
- Lamb's Wool SW 9536 · lighter, LRV 47.9
- Vintage Gold SW 9024 · darker, LRV 40.9
- Deer Valley SW 7720 · darker, LRV 40.2
- Tamarind SW 7538 · darker, LRV 39.9
Colors that go with Dromedary Camel
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dromedary Camel:
- Dirty Martini SW 9119
- Honed Soapstone SW 9126
- Westhighland White SW 7566
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Rosettee SW 7581 · analogous (−30°)
- Baby Bok Choy SW 9037 · analogous (+30°)
- Mariner SW 6766 · triadic (120°)
- Novel Lilac SW 6836 · triadic (240°)
Dromedary Camel vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 8.5) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 44.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 9.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 10.1) is lighter (LRV 46.9 vs 44.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.