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Straw Harvest SW 7698
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Straw Harvest sits at L* 81.3, a* 0.8, b* 21.5. Its hue angle is 88° and its chroma is 21.5, 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 79%.
LRV 59.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 59.0, Straw Harvest is lighter than 71% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Straw Harvest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Buff | HC-35 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Pittsfield Buff | HC-24 | 1.18 | Very close | |
| Straw Hat | 270 | 1.49 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Straw Harvest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Garden | 360E-3 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Crepe | PPU7-19 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| White Oak | HDC-NT-02 | 1.74 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Lucent Yellow | SW 6400 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Believable Buff | SW 6120 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pale Yellow | SW 7691 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pale Moss | SW 9027 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ivoire | SW 6127 | 2.65 | 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.
- Sundew SW 7688 · lighter, LRV 62.9
- Cream and Sugar SW 9507 · lighter, LRV 63.7
- Netsuke SW 6134 · lighter, LRV 63.4
- Threaded Loom SW 9512 · darker, LRV 54.5
- Beachcomber SW 9617 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Dakota Wheat SW 9023 · darker, LRV 54.2
Colors that go with Straw Harvest
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Straw Harvest:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Aquitaine SW 9057
- Dover White SW 6385
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bewitching Blue SW 6960 · complementary (180°)
- Neighborly Peach SW 6632 · analogous (−30°)
- Baize Green SW 6429 · analogous (+30°)
- Cloudless SW 6786 · triadic (120°)
- Child's Play SW 6845 · triadic (240°)
Straw Harvest vs popular colors
- Philadelphia Cream (Benjamin Moore HC-30, ΔE 5.0) is lighter (LRV 69.1 vs 59.0), more green.
- Manchester Tan (Benjamin Moore HC-81, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 59.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 6.2) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 59.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.