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Daring SW 6879
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, Daring sits at L* 57.4, a* 46.5, b* 35.8. Its hue angle is 38° and its chroma is 58.7, 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 87%.
LRV 25.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.3, Daring is lighter than 32% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Daring
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Glow | 014 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Craft Room | 2010-30 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adobe Orange | 2171-30 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Daring
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pimento | P180-6 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Red Wire | T12-7 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wet Coral | 190B-6 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic Orange | SW 6880 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rejuvenate | SW 6620 | 4.84 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Emotional | SW 6621 | 5.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Quite Coral | SW 6614 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Full Bloom | SW 9700 | 5.60 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gladiola | SW 6875 | 5.73 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Knockout Orange SW 6885 · lighter, LRV 27.7
- Rejuvenate SW 6620 · lighter, LRV 29.6
- Ardent Coral SW 6874 · lighter, LRV 30.4
- Quite Coral SW 6614 · darker, LRV 21.9
- Energetic Orange SW 6880 · darker, LRV 21.7
- Determined Orange SW 6635 · darker, LRV 21.6
Colors that go with Daring
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Daring:
- Fawn Brindle SW 7640
- Thunder Gray SW 7645
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Capri SW 6788 · complementary (180°)
- Dragon Fruit SW 6855 · analogous (−30°)
- Cut the Mustard SW 6384 · analogous (+30°)
- Jitterbug Jade SW 6987 · triadic (120°)
- Dazzle SW 6962 · triadic (240°)
Daring vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 8.9) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 25.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 10.9) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 25.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 13.1) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 25.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.