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Kumquat SW 6648
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Kumquat sits at L* 70.3, a* 23.5, b* 41.5. Its hue angle is 60° and its chroma is 47.7, 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 91%.
LRV 41.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 41.2, Kumquat is lighter than 52% 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 Kumquat
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Pumpkin | 2166-40 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grand Canyon | 118 | 3.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antelope Canyon | 125 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Kumquat
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 260D-4 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Amiable Orange | M230-6 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Monarch Orange | PPH-23 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outgoing Orange | SW 6641 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adventure Orange | SW 6655 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Folksy Gold | SW 6360 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bakelite Gold | SW 6368 | 4.52 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tango | SW 6649 | 4.63 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sun Bleached Ochre SW 9011 · lighter, LRV 47.0
- Viva Gold SW 6367 · lighter, LRV 47.2
- Summer Day SW 6662 · lighter, LRV 47.2
- Folksy Gold SW 6360 · darker, LRV 38.0
- Bakelite Gold SW 6368 · darker, LRV 38.1
- Honeycomb SW 6375 · darker, LRV 37.4
Colors that go with Kumquat
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Kumquat:
- Dover White SW 6385
- Tony Taupe SW 7038
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Charisma SW 6605 · analogous (−30°)
- Antiquity SW 6402 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Indulgent SW 6969 · triadic (240°)
Kumquat vs popular colors
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 5.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 41.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 41.2), more yellow/warm, more green.