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Cordial SW 6306
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated pink (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Cordial sits at L* 39.3, a* 25.2, b* 7.2. Its hue angle is 16° and its chroma is 26.2, so it reads as an outright pink rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 54%.
LRV 10.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.8, Cordial is lighter than 12% 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 Cordial
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Brick | 2082-30 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Barrett Brick | CW-350 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Modern Romance | CSP-435 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cordial
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currant Jam | ICC-83 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Rouge Charm | HDC-SP14-11 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Wine Not | MQ1-2 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged Wine | SW 6299 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kirsch Red | SW 6313 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Toile Red | SW 0006 | 4.92 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Alaea | SW 7579 | 4.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Luxurious Red | SW 6314 | 5.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Juneberry | SW 6573 | 6.18 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Toile Red SW 0006 · lighter, LRV 12.3
- Alaea SW 7579 · lighter, LRV 12.4
- Aged Wine SW 6299 · lighter, LRV 12.5
- Juneberry SW 6573 · darker, LRV 9.4
- Red Barn SW 7591 · darker, LRV 8.9
- Luxurious Red SW 6314 · darker, LRV 8.5
Colors that go with Cordial
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cordial:
- Origami White SW 7636
- Dry Dock SW 7502
- Ibis White SW 7000
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Really Teal SW 6489 · complementary (180°)
- Grape Harvest SW 6285 · analogous (−30°)
- Canyon Clay SW 6054 · analogous (+30°)
- Arugula SW 6446 · triadic (120°)
- Jay Blue SW 6797 · triadic (240°)
Cordial vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 4.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 10.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 7.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.