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Ambitious Amber SW 6366
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Ambitious Amber sits at L* 83.7, a* 6.0, b* 30.8. Its hue angle is 79° and its chroma is 31.4, 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 87%.
LRV 63.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 63.7, Ambitious Amber is lighter than 77% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Ambitious Amber
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Apricot | 165 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Asbury Sand | 2156-50 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Moir Gold | CW-280 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Ambitious Amber
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch Box | M260-4 | 0.85 | Practically identical | |
| Filtered Moon | M270-4 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Bagel | 300C-3 | 1.66 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Blush | SW 6660 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Humble Gold | SW 6380 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Belvedere Cream | SW 0067 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Peace Yellow | SW 2857 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Harvester | SW 6373 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Salutation | SW 9664 | 2.24 | 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.
- Sunbeam Yellow SW 0078 · lighter, LRV 67.4
- Jonquil SW 6674 · lighter, LRV 68.4
- Classical Yellow SW 2865 · lighter, LRV 68.9
- Colonial Yellow SW 0030 · darker, LRV 59.4
- Harvester SW 6373 · darker, LRV 58.8
- Straw Harvest SW 7698 · darker, LRV 59.0
Colors that go with Ambitious Amber
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Ambitious Amber:
- Dover White SW 6385
- Illusive Green SW 9164
- Eggwhite SW 6364
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Porch Ceiling SW 9063 · complementary (180°)
- Certain Peach SW 6625 · analogous (−30°)
- Dancing Green SW 6716 · analogous (+30°)
- Belize SW 6945 · triadic (120°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (240°)
Ambitious Amber vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.1) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 63.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 63.7), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Philadelphia Cream (Benjamin Moore HC-30, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 69.1 vs 63.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.