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Andiron SW 6174
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Andiron sits at L* 27.0, a* -1.2, b* 6.4. Its hue angle is 101° and its chroma is 6.5, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 58%.
LRV 5.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.1, Andiron is lighter than 4% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Andiron
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Rock | 2139-10 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fatigue Green | 2140-10 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Southern Vine | 2138-10 | 4.18 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Andiron
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unplugged | T18-11 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thorny Branch | S-H-780 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| French Roast | UL140-1 | 4.43 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealskin | SW 7675 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ripe Olive | SW 6209 | 4.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Garden Path | SW 2929 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Laurel Woods | SW 7749 | 4.95 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 4.99 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Ripe Olive SW 6209 · lighter, LRV 6.2
- Laurel Woods SW 7749 · lighter, LRV 6.3
- Foxhall Green SW 9184 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Greenblack SW 6994 · darker, LRV 4.1
- Jasper SW 6216 · darker, LRV 4.1
- Iron Gate SW 2926 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Andiron
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Andiron:
- Yellow Bird SW 9022
- Mannered Gold SW 6130
- Moderne White SW 6168
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · complementary (180°)
- Clove SW 9605 · analogous (−30°)
- Ripe Olive SW 6209 · analogous (+30°)
- Mount Etna SW 7625 · triadic (120°)
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · triadic (240°)
Andiron vs popular colors
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 4.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 6.4) is lighter (LRV 8.1 vs 5.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 6.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.