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Soft Apricot SW 6352
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Soft Apricot sits at L* 76.2, a* 11.8, b* 23.1. Its hue angle is 63° and its chroma is 25.9, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 79%.
LRV 50.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 50.1, Soft Apricot is lighter than 62% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Soft Apricot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serendipity | AF-205 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Casabella | 102 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Casabella | CC-186 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Soft Apricot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Shortcake | M210-4 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fresh Praline | 280C-3 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Trick Or Treat | M220-4 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumptuous Peach | SW 6345 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Creole Cottage | SW 7706 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sociable | SW 6359 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bagel | SW 6114 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tower Tan | SW 7704 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Warming Peach | SW 6338 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Creole Cottage SW 7706 · lighter, LRV 53.6
- Blonde SW 6128 · lighter, LRV 53.8
- Sumptuous Peach SW 6345 · lighter, LRV 53.5
- Restrained Gold SW 6129 · darker, LRV 46.6
- Golden Gate SW 7679 · darker, LRV 46.2
- New Colonial Yellow SW 2853 · darker, LRV 46.2
Colors that go with Soft Apricot
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Soft Apricot:
- Zurich White SW 7626
- Colonnade Gray SW 7641
- Intricate Ivory SW 6350
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Youthful Coral SW 6604 · analogous (−30°)
- Hearts of Palm SW 6415 · analogous (+30°)
- Aquastone SW 9043 · triadic (120°)
- Wisteria SW 6822 · triadic (240°)
Soft Apricot vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 7.1) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 50.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 10.2) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 50.1), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Pale Oats (Benjamin Moore 2166-60, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 74.3 vs 50.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.