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Coral Bead SW 6873
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Coral Bead sits at L* 71.9, a* 31.0, b* 16.9. Its hue angle is 29° and its chroma is 35.3, 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 66%.
LRV 43.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 43.5, Coral Bead is lighter than 55% 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 Coral Bead
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minstrel Heart | 1297 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Passion Fruit | 2171-40 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hydrangea Flowers | 2008-40 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Coral Bead
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Eraser | 150B-4 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Strawberry Rose | 160D-4 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| She Loves Pink | M160-4 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charisma | SW 6605 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dishy Coral | SW 6598 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Animated Coral | SW 6878 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 5.43 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Youthful Coral | SW 6604 | 5.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Stone Fruit | SW 9699 | 5.65 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · lighter, LRV 46.6
- Youthful Coral SW 6604 · lighter, LRV 52.1
- Dishy Coral SW 6598 · darker, LRV 40.2
- Sockeye SW 6619 · darker, LRV 40.1
- Ravishing Coral SW 6612 · darker, LRV 40.1
Colors that go with Coral Bead
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Coral Bead:
- Labradorite SW 7619
- Dockside Blue SW 7601
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mariner SW 6766 · complementary (180°)
- Pink Moment SW 6857 · analogous (−30°)
- Windswept Canyon SW 9010 · analogous (+30°)
- Vegan SW 6738 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · triadic (240°)
Coral Bead vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 14.4) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 43.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 18.0) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 43.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 19.5) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 43.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.