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Ardent Coral SW 6874
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, Ardent Coral sits at L* 62.0, a* 42.4, b* 26.1. Its hue angle is 32° and its chroma is 49.8, 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 80%.
LRV 30.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 30.4, Ardent Coral is lighter than 39% 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 Ardent Coral
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird of Paradise | 1305 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Fan Coral | 013 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Picante | 006 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Ardent Coral
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Lava | 180B-5 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Watermelon Slice | P180-5 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cosmic Coral | HDC-SM14-12 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Reef | SW 6606 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lei Flower | SW 6613 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Full Bloom | SW 9700 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rejuvenate | SW 6620 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Begonia | SW 6599 | 5.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Daring | SW 6879 | 5.93 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Animated Coral SW 6878 · lighter, LRV 39.4
- Dishy Coral SW 6598 · lighter, LRV 40.2
- Charisma SW 6605 · lighter, LRV 41.2
- Begonia SW 6599 · darker, LRV 26.2
- Full Bloom SW 9700 · darker, LRV 26.0
- Grenadine SW 6592 · darker, LRV 25.7
Colors that go with Ardent Coral
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Ardent Coral:
- Fragile Beauty SW 7553
- Bolero SW 7600
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Calypso SW 6950 · complementary (180°)
- Impatient Pink SW 6854 · analogous (−30°)
- Amber Wave SW 6657 · analogous (+30°)
- Julep SW 6746 · triadic (120°)
- Lobelia SW 6809 · triadic (240°)
Ardent Coral vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 11.8) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 30.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 13.3) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 30.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 16.3) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 30.4), more green, more muted.