Home › Sherwin-Williams › Red › Daredevil
Daredevil SW 6882
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, Daredevil sits at L* 50.9, a* 51.5, b* 47.1. Its hue angle is 42° and its chroma is 69.8, 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 100%.
LRV 19.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.1, Daredevil is lighter than 24% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Daredevil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawny Day Lily | 2012-10 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fireball Orange | 2170-10 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tomato Red | 2010-10 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Daredevil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Island | 190B-7 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Inferno | P190-7 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Hot | S-G-190 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obstinate Orange | SW 6884 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Energetic Orange | SW 6880 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Raucous Orange | SW 6883 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cayenne | SW 6881 | 4.52 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Emotional | SW 6621 | 5.49 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Robust Orange | SW 6628 | 5.83 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Obstinate Orange SW 6884 · lighter, LRV 21.2
- Energetic Orange SW 6880 · lighter, LRV 21.7
- Daring SW 6879 · lighter, LRV 25.3
- Fireworks SW 6867 · darker, LRV 17.1
- Cayenne SW 6881 · darker, LRV 16.8
- Hearty Orange SW 6622 · darker, LRV 15.0
Colors that go with Daredevil
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Daredevil:
- Cocoon SW 6173
- Stonebriar SW 7693
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cruising SW 6782 · complementary (180°)
- Eros Pink SW 6860 · analogous (−30°)
- Sconce Gold SW 6398 · analogous (+30°)
- Lucky Green SW 6926 · triadic (120°)
- Sapphire SW 6963 · triadic (240°)
Daredevil vs popular colors
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 8.8) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 19.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 8.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 11.9) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 19.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.