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Exciting Orange SW 6647
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Exciting Orange sits at L* 76.7, a* 17.2, b* 36.7. Its hue angle is 65° and its chroma is 40.5, so it reads as an outright orange 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 51.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 51.2, Exciting Orange is lighter than 63% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Exciting Orange
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeswax | 2157-40 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vivid Beauty | 138 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peach Sorbet | 2015-40 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Exciting Orange
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzzy Peach | P220-5 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Sweet Curry | M230-5 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Arizona | 290D-4 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangerine | SW 6640 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Sun Bleached Ochre | SW 9011 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surprise Amber | SW 6654 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Melón Meloso | SW 9007 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Viva Gold | SW 6367 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gold Vessel | SW 7677 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gold Vessel SW 7677 · lighter, LRV 54.4
- Papaya SW 6661 · lighter, LRV 54.7
- Melón Meloso SW 9007 · lighter, LRV 55.3
- Summer Day SW 6662 · darker, LRV 47.2
- Viva Gold SW 6367 · darker, LRV 47.2
- Tarnished Trumpet SW 9026 · darker, LRV 47.1
Colors that go with Exciting Orange
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Exciting Orange:
- Casa Blanca SW 7571
- Portabello SW 6102
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · analogous (−30°)
- Limón Fresco SW 9030 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Wisteria SW 6822 · triadic (240°)
Exciting Orange vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 51.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.4) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 51.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 8.6) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 51.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.