Rookwood Amber

SW 2817 · Sherwin-Williams

Rookwood Amber SW 2817 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Rookwood Amber

SW 2817

Hex code

#C08650

Light reflectance value (LRV)

28.9Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Strong orange, a warm color

Color family: Yellow
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Rookwood Amber SW 2817 is a medium yellow paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, leaning orange, with an LRV of 29, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Rookwood Amber warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans orange

Undertone

Strong orange

graysaturated

A strong color.

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