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Ravishing Coral SW 6612
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Ravishing Coral sits at L* 69.5, a* 28.5, b* 23.9. Its hue angle is 40° and its chroma is 37.2, 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 76%.
LRV 40.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.1, Ravishing Coral is lighter than 51% 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 Ravishing Coral
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Rock | 032 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Salmon Run | 019 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Passion Fruit | 2171-40 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Ravishing Coral
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guava Jelly | P180-4 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fresh Watermelon | BIC-18 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fruit Shake | 180B-4 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sockeye | SW 6619 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Animated Coral | SW 6878 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stone Fruit | SW 9699 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Charisma | SW 6605 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Persimmon | SW 6339 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Coral Island | SW 6332 | 5.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Coral Bead SW 6873 · lighter, LRV 43.5
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · lighter, LRV 46.6
- Coral Island SW 6332 · darker, LRV 35.5
- Constant Coral SW 6325 · darker, LRV 33.7
- Rosedust SW 0025 · darker, LRV 33.5
Colors that go with Ravishing Coral
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Ravishing Coral:
- Silverplate SW 7649
- Melón Meloso SW 9007
- Faint Coral SW 6329
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Fountain SW 6787 · complementary (180°)
- Cheery SW 6584 · analogous (−30°)
- Harvest Gold SW 2858 · analogous (+30°)
- Frosted Emerald SW 9035 · triadic (120°)
- Celestial SW 6808 · triadic (240°)
Ravishing Coral vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 10.0) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 40.1), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 13.6) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 40.1), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 15.9) is darker (LRV 28.6 vs 40.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.