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Amaryllis SW 6591
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, Amaryllis sits at L* 70.4, a* 35.1, b* 9.2. Its hue angle is 15° and its chroma is 36.3, 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 47%.
LRV 41.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 41.3, Amaryllis is lighter than 52% 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 Amaryllis
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty in Pink | 1334 | 0.54 | Practically identical | |
| Heartbeat | 1319 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Autumn Red | 2087-40 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Amaryllis
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose Garden | 130B-4 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| All Dressed Up | P160-3 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Island Coral | 140B-4 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheery | SW 6584 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jaipur Pink | SW 6577 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pink Moment | SW 6857 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dishy Coral | SW 6598 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Bead | SW 6873 | 5.93 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Memorable Rose | SW 6311 | 6.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Memorable Rose SW 6311 · darker, LRV 33.3
- Impatient Pink SW 6854 · darker, LRV 31.5
- Zany Pink SW 6858 · darker, LRV 30.7
Colors that go with Amaryllis
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Amaryllis:
- Prairie Grass SW 7546
- Oliva Oscuro SW 9125
- Ibis White SW 7000
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mariner SW 6766 · complementary (180°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · analogous (−30°)
- Sockeye SW 6619 · analogous (+30°)
- Picnic SW 6731 · triadic (120°)
- Regale Blue SW 6801 · triadic (240°)
Amaryllis vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 19.4) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 41.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 20.4) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 41.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 21.5) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 41.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.