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Settled, side by side

Safari

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7697

Sudbury Yellow

Farrow & Ball · No. 51

46.21
LRV
#CCB18B
Hex
#D7B576
204 · 177 · 139
RGB
215 · 181 · 118
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Golden, amber-leaning beige
Undertone
Ochre-gold; a yellow with earth in it
Yellow
Family
Yellow
Timeless Color
Collection
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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.

Sudbury Yellow is an ochre-gold named for the staircase at Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire — a yellow with enough earth in it to feel historic rather than sunny. It is warm, saturated and surprisingly easy to live with, because the ochre keeps it from ever turning acid.

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