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Safari SW 7697
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, Safari sits at L* 73.6, a* 4.1, b* 23.1. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 23.4, 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 79%.
LRV 46.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.2, Safari is lighter than 57% 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 Safari
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 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Bridgewater Tan | 1096 | 1.50 | Very close | |
| Wilmington Tan | HC-34 | 1.69 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Safari
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 | 0.68 | Practically identical | |
| Harvest Home | MQ2-13 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Tropical Tan | PWL-84 | 1.39 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromedary Camel | SW 7694 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Whole Wheat | SW 6121 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Camelback | SW 6122 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Harmonic Tan | SW 6136 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Downing Straw | SW 2813 | 2.70 | 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.
- Tower Tan SW 7704 · lighter, LRV 49.8
- Bagel SW 6114 · lighter, LRV 49.5
- Colonial Revival Tan SW 2828 · lighter, LRV 49.5
- Earthy Ochre SW 9532 · darker, LRV 43.1
- Stonebriar SW 7693 · darker, LRV 42.8
- Camelback SW 6122 · darker, LRV 42.3
Colors that go with Safari
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Safari:
- Dirty Martini SW 9119
- Cardboard SW 6124
- 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°)
- Rosettee SW 7581 · analogous (−30°)
- Baby Bok Choy SW 9037 · analogous (+30°)
- Mariner SW 6766 · triadic (120°)
- Free Spirit SW 6973 · triadic (240°)
Safari vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 46.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 46.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 9.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.