Home › Sherwin-Williams › Red › Sunset
Sunset SW 6626
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, Sunset sits at L* 68.4, a* 25.5, b* 31.6. Its hue angle is 51° and its chroma is 40.6, 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 83%.
LRV 38.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 38.6, Sunset is lighter than 48% 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 Sunset
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamingo Orange | 075 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Vegetable Patch | 062 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Golden Cherry | 069 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sunset
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balcony Sunset | MQ4-38 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Candied Yams | M210-5 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dazzle And Delight | MQ1-27 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon | SW 6339 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fame Orange | SW 6346 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chivalry Copper | SW 6353 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Outgoing Orange | SW 6641 | 4.60 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sockeye | SW 6619 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Inventive Orange SW 6633 · lighter, LRV 42.4
- Windswept Canyon SW 9010 · lighter, LRV 43.1
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · lighter, LRV 46.6
- Autumnal SW 6361 · darker, LRV 32.7
- Subdued Sienna SW 9009 · darker, LRV 31.8
- Eastlake Gold SW 0009 · darker, LRV 31.6
Colors that go with Sunset
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Sunset:
- Alabaster SW 7008
- Bora Bora Shore SW 9045
- Nearly Peach SW 6336
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Dishy Coral SW 6598 · analogous (−30°)
- Alchemy SW 6395 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Dahlia SW 6816 · triadic (240°)
Sunset vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 6.4) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 38.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 11.2) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 38.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 11.3) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 38.6), more green, more muted.