Home › Sherwin-Williams › Red › Foxy
Foxy SW 6333
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Foxy sits at L* 48.2, a* 28.9, b* 19.5. Its hue angle is 34° and its chroma is 34.9, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 75%.
LRV 17.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.0, Foxy is lighter than 22% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Foxy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Sienna | 1203 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Moroccan Spice | AF-285 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brickyard Clay | CW-235 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Foxy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Poppy | T12-1 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Cajun Red | PPU2-15 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Volcanic | ECC-62-3 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bold Brick | SW 6327 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Adobe | SW 0040 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Henna Shade | SW 6326 | 3.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wild Poppy | SW 9694 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bravado Red | SW 6320 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Peppery | SW 6615 | 4.91 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Red Cent SW 6341 · lighter, LRV 18.6
- Cavern Clay SW 7701 · lighter, LRV 19.9
- Henna Shade SW 6326 · lighter, LRV 20.2
- Bold Brick SW 6327 · darker, LRV 15.0
- Pennywise SW 6349 · darker, LRV 14.9
- Bravado Red SW 6320 · darker, LRV 14.1
Colors that go with Foxy
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Foxy:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Polished Concrete SW 9167
- Faint Coral SW 6329
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Briny SW 6775 · complementary (180°)
- Ruby Shade SW 6572 · analogous (−30°)
- Antiquarian Brown SW 0045 · analogous (+30°)
- Kilkenny SW 6740 · triadic (120°)
- Sapphire SW 6963 · triadic (240°)
Foxy vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 3.2) is lighter (LRV 19.0 vs 17.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 9.1) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 17.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 11.1) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 17.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.