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Brittlebush SW 6684
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, Brittlebush sits at L* 75.0, a* 12.1, b* 59.3. Its hue angle is 78° and its chroma is 60.5, 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 97%.
LRV 48.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.2, Brittlebush is lighter than 60% 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 Brittlebush
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Ridge Gold | 301 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Sunflower Fields | 174 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Marigold | 2155-30 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Brittlebush
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldenrod Field | PMD-20 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Optimist Gold | BIC-43 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Midsummer Gold | P280-7 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldenrod | SW 6677 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Gambol Gold | SW 6690 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bee | SW 6683 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Social Butterfly | SW 6898 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nasturtium | SW 6899 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Butterfield | SW 6676 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Stirring Orange SW 6889 · lighter, LRV 51.4
- Olden Amber SW 9013 · lighter, LRV 53.0
- Bee SW 6683 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · darker, LRV 44.8
- Kingdom Gold SW 6698 · darker, LRV 40.7
- Sunflower SW 6678 · darker, LRV 40.0
Colors that go with Brittlebush
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Brittlebush:
- Dover White SW 6385
- Almond Roca SW 9105
- Full Moon SW 6679
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Inventive Orange SW 6633 · analogous (−30°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Calypso SW 6950 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Brittlebush vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 4.5) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 48.2), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.9) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 48.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 11.7) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 48.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.