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Amber Wave SW 6657
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Amber Wave sits at L* 61.7, a* 25.2, b* 47.5. Its hue angle is 62° and its chroma is 53.8, 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 96%.
LRV 29.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 29.9, Amber Wave is lighter than 38% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Amber Wave
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Harvest | 2157-20 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Cornucopia Tan | 119 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pumpkin Spice | 126 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Amber Wave
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaming Torch | PPU3-3 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flaming Torch | PPU3-03 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bonfire | 270B-7 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold | SW 6664 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Serape | SW 6656 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tango | SW 6649 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marquis Orange | SW 6650 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rhumba Orange | SW 6642 | 4.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tassel | SW 6369 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Autumnal SW 6361 · lighter, LRV 32.7
- Serape SW 6656 · lighter, LRV 33.6
- Tango SW 6649 · lighter, LRV 33.8
- Marquis Orange SW 6650 · darker, LRV 27.4
- Rhumba Orange SW 6642 · darker, LRV 26.5
- Monarch Gold SW 2920 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Amber Wave
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Amber Wave:
- Tumblin' Tumbleweed SW 9120
- Verde Marrón SW 9124
- Champagne SW 6644
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Major Blue SW 6795 · complementary (180°)
- Ardent Coral SW 6874 · analogous (−30°)
- High Strung SW 6705 · analogous (+30°)
- Turquish SW 6939 · triadic (120°)
- Dahlia SW 6816 · triadic (240°)
Amber Wave vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 4.6) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 29.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 8.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 8.0) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 29.9), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.