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Peppery SW 6615
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Peppery sits at L* 48.2, a* 39.2, b* 28.8. Its hue angle is 36° and its chroma is 48.7, 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 88%.
LRV 16.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.9, Peppery is lighter than 22% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Peppery
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Dance | 2171-20 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| China Red | CW-310 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosy Peach | 2089-20 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Peppery
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot And Spicy | T17-18 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Amaryllis | T14-20 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Tibetan Orange | PPU2-14 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalapeño | SW 6629 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Habanero Chile | SW 7589 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cayenne | SW 6881 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hearty Orange | SW 6622 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ablaze | SW 6870 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Red Tomato | SW 6607 | 4.84 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Red Cent SW 6341 · lighter, LRV 18.6
- Husky Orange SW 6636 · lighter, LRV 19.5
- Reynard SW 6348 · lighter, LRV 20.2
- Habanero Chile SW 7589 · darker, LRV 15.0
- Hearty Orange SW 6622 · darker, LRV 15.0
- Pennywise SW 6349 · darker, LRV 14.9
Colors that go with Peppery
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Peppery:
- Casa Blanca SW 7571
- Coriander Powder SW 9025
- Faint Coral SW 6329
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cruising SW 6782 · complementary (180°)
- Gala Pink SW 6579 · analogous (−30°)
- Copper Pot SW 7709 · analogous (+30°)
- Lucky Green SW 6926 · triadic (120°)
- Sapphire SW 6963 · triadic (240°)
Peppery vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 2.9) is lighter (LRV 19.0 vs 16.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 7.1) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 16.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 11.2) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 16.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.