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Tropical Orange 2170-20
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Tropical Orange sits at L* 53.0, a* 41.0, b* 39.1. Its hue angle is 44° and its chroma is 56.7, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 92%.
LRV 20.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.9, Tropical Orange is lighter than 22% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Tropical Orange
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robust Orange | SW 6628 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Emotional | SW 6621 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Energetic Orange | SW 6880 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Tropical Orange
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Mandarin | S-G-220 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Fireglow | 200B-7 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fire Coral | BIC-31 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Orange | 2169-10 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Orange Parrot | 2169-20 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Prairie Lily | CC-98 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fireball Orange | 2170-10 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Topaz | 070 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fall Harvest | 2168-10 | 4.35 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Burnt Caramel 2167-10 · lighter, LRV 22.6
- Raspberry Blush 2008-30 · lighter, LRV 22.7
- Orange Parrot 2169-20 · lighter, LRV 22.9
- Rust 2175-30 · darker, LRV 19.8
- Gold Rush 2166-10 · darker, LRV 18.8
- Claret Rose 2008-20 · darker, LRV 19.2
Colors that go with Tropical Orange
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Meridian Blue 761 · complementary (180°)
- Rosy Blush 2086-30 · analogous (−30°)
- Caramel Corn 2160-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Prairie Green 2038-30 · triadic (120°)
- Watertown 818 · triadic (240°)
Tropical Orange vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 7.0) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 20.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 8.2) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 20.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 11.2) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 20.9), more red/pink, more saturated.