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Emotional SW 6621
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, Emotional sits at L* 52.6, a* 39.2, b* 32.9. Its hue angle is 40° and its chroma is 51.2, 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 87%.
LRV 20.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.6, Emotional is lighter than 27% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Emotional
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Lily | CC-98 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Orange | 2170-20 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adobe Orange | 2171-30 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Emotional
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Fire | M180-7 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Fire Coral | BIC-31 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fall Foliage | HDC-FL14-3 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quite Coral | SW 6614 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Energetic Orange | SW 6880 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Robust Orange | SW 6628 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Husky Orange | SW 6636 | 4.39 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Raucous Orange | SW 6883 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gladiola | SW 6875 | 4.91 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Yam SW 6643 · lighter, LRV 23.4
- Daring SW 6879 · lighter, LRV 25.3
- Full Bloom SW 9700 · lighter, LRV 26.0
- Wild Poppy SW 9694 · darker, LRV 18.3
- Raucous Orange SW 6883 · darker, LRV 18.4
- Peppery SW 6615 · darker, LRV 16.9
Colors that go with Emotional
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Emotional:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Rockweed SW 2735
- Nearly Peach SW 6336
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cruising SW 6782 · complementary (180°)
- Eros Pink SW 6860 · analogous (−30°)
- Gallant Gold SW 6391 · analogous (+30°)
- Argyle SW 6747 · triadic (120°)
- Dazzle SW 6962 · triadic (240°)
Emotional vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 4.5) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 20.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 8.7) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 20.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 10.2) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 20.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.