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Honeycomb SW 6375
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, Honeycomb sits at L* 67.5, a* 16.1, b* 42.3. Its hue angle is 69° and its chroma is 45.3, 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 90%.
LRV 37.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.4, Honeycomb is lighter than 46% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Honeycomb
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delightful Golden | 2158-30 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grand Canyon | 118 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Harvest Bronze | 1146 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Honeycomb
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunning Gold | M240-6 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Saffron Strands | PPU6-2 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Saffron Strands | PPU6-02 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakelite Gold | SW 6368 | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Saffron Thread | SW 6663 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ceremonial Gold | SW 6382 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Harvest Gold | SW 2858 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Rule | SW 6383 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Butternut | SW 6389 | 3.25 | 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.
- Harvest Gold SW 2858 · lighter, LRV 41.0
- Kumquat SW 6648 · lighter, LRV 41.2
- Inventive Orange SW 6633 · lighter, LRV 42.4
- Mannered Gold SW 6130 · darker, LRV 34.5
- Golden Rule SW 6383 · darker, LRV 33.8
- Tango SW 6649 · darker, LRV 33.8
Colors that go with Honeycomb
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Honeycomb:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Perle Noir SW 9154
- Vanillin SW 6371
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Animated Coral SW 6878 · analogous (−30°)
- Parakeet SW 6711 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Kismet SW 6830 · triadic (240°)
Honeycomb vs popular colors
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 4.3) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 37.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 5.7) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 37.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 7.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.