Yam
Sherwin-Williams Yam (6643) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#C36F3E
LRV
23.44
Yam's Color Strip
Yam is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip 121 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 23, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Yam reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 8), opening up a space where Marea Baja encloses it.
Trim Color
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Rhumba Orange the marginally brighter of the two.
Marquis Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Yam reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Copper Wire reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 38 vs 23, Meditative is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Yam the marginally brighter of the two.
White Iris reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 23), opening up a space where Yam encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (23 vs 15) makes Yam the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Chrysanthemum the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (29 vs 23) makes Rookwood Amber the marginally brighter of the two.
Subdued Sienna reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Yam reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (23 vs 17) makes Yam the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Yam reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This vibrant burnt orange with warm red undertones transports you to autumn harvest scenes—think roasted squash, terra-cotta pottery, and golden-hour landscapes. Perfect for dining rooms and accent walls, it radiates energy and warmth while grounding a space with earthy sophistication.