Color of the weekCalke Green · Farrow & Ball No. 34

Settled, side by side

Safari

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7697

India Yellow

Farrow & Ball · No. 66

46.21
LRV
#CCB18B
Hex
#C59C5D
204 · 177 · 139
RGB
197 · 156 · 93
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Golden, amber-leaning beige
Undertone
Deep mustard yellow with ochre and brown in it; more earth than sun
Yellow
Family
Yellow
Timeless Color
Collection
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In real rooms

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Both read warm. Both belong to the yellow family.

How they read

In their own words

Safari SW 7697 is a warm, golden beige from Sherwin-Williams with an LRV of about 46, so it is a true mid-tone rather than a pale neutral.

India Yellow is Farrow & Ball's deep mustard, described by the brand as "a strong and moody yellow". It is famously named after the pigment once collected from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves, and that story tells you what to expect: a yellow with earth and a little brown in it, closer to ochre than to lemon. Farrow & Ball names New White as its complementary white and suggests using it in moderation in small rooms, where its intensity can take over.

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