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Marigold SW 6664
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, Marigold sits at L* 61.6, a* 24.6, b* 53.4. Its hue angle is 65° and its chroma is 58.8, 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 98%.
LRV 29.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 29.8, Marigold 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 Marigold
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Blush | 2156-20 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Golden Harvest | 2157-20 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jack O'Lantern | 2156-30 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Marigold
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn | 290D-6 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bonfire | 270B-7 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Buried Treasure | PMD-105 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Wave | SW 6657 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gold Coast | SW 6376 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Serape | SW 6656 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tassel | SW 6369 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Carnival | SW 6892 | 4.93 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Curry | SW 6671 | 4.97 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Serape SW 6656 · lighter, LRV 33.6
- Tango SW 6649 · lighter, LRV 33.8
- Golden Rule SW 6383 · 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 Marigold
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Marigold:
- Shell White SW 8917
- At Ease Soldier SW 9127
- Welcome White SW 6658
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°)
- Daphne SW 9151 · triadic (240°)
Marigold vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 4.9) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 29.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.3) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 29.8), more green.
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 8.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.