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Hot SW 6843
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated pink (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Hot sits at L* 43.8, a* 45.8, b* 4.4. Its hue angle is 5° and its chroma is 46.0, so it reads as an outright pink rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 41%.
LRV 13.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.7, Hot is lighter than 17% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Hot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Corsage | 1349 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Aniline Red | 1350 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Raspberry Glaze | 2078-20 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Hot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bing Cherry Pie | HDC-SM16-04 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Glazed Raspberry | 120D-5 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fuschia Flair | HDC-SM14-1 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gala Pink | SW 6579 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cherries Jubilee | SW 6862 | 4.62 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Valentine | SW 6587 | 5.18 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ruby Shade | SW 6572 | 5.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Heartfelt | SW 6586 | 6.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cerise | SW 6580 | 6.06 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gala Pink SW 6579 · lighter, LRV 15.2
- Ruby Shade SW 6572 · lighter, LRV 15.5
- Exuberant Pink SW 6840 · lighter, LRV 16.6
- Valentine SW 6587 · darker, LRV 11.6
- Dynamo SW 6841 · darker, LRV 10.7
- Cerise SW 6580 · darker, LRV 9.6
Colors that go with Hot
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Hot:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Tantalizing Teal SW 6937
- Ibis White SW 7000
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Poseidon SW 6762 · complementary (180°)
- Verve Violet SW 6979 · analogous (−30°)
- Habanero Chile SW 7589 · analogous (+30°)
- Houseplant SW 6727 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Plate SW 6796 · triadic (240°)
Hot vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 13.3) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 13.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 14.3) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 13.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 14.5) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 13.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.