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Stop SW 6869
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Stop sits at L* 45.5, a* 54.0, b* 34.1. Its hue angle is 32° and its chroma is 63.8, so it reads as an outright red 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 15.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.0, Stop is lighter than 19% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Stop
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Red | 2003-20 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Red | 2000-10 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Ruby Red | 2001-10 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Stop
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flirt Alert | P150-7 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| 100 Mph | P170-7 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Grenadine | S-G-180 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablaze | SW 6870 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Real Red | SW 6868 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Habanero Chile | SW 7589 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Obsession | SW 7590 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fireworks | SW 6867 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gypsy Red | SW 6865 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Feverish Pink SW 6859 · lighter, LRV 16.7
- Cayenne SW 6881 · lighter, LRV 16.8
- Fireworks SW 6867 · lighter, LRV 17.1
- Real Red SW 6868 · darker, LRV 13.2
- Red Obsession SW 7590 · darker, LRV 12.9
- Gypsy Red SW 6865 · darker, LRV 12.9
Colors that go with Stop
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Stop:
- Kestrel White SW 7516
- Urban Jungle SW 9117
- Faint Coral SW 6329
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cote D'Azur SW 6951 · complementary (180°)
- Hot SW 6843 · analogous (−30°)
- Copper Pot SW 7709 · analogous (+30°)
- Lucky Green SW 6926 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Chip SW 6959 · triadic (240°)
Stop vs popular colors
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 1.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 8.2) is lighter (LRV 19.0 vs 15.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Heritage Red (Benjamin Moore HC-181, ΔE 11.8) is darker (LRV 10.3 vs 15.0), more yellow/warm.