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Raucous Orange SW 6883
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Raucous Orange sits at L* 49.9, a* 41.8, b* 42.2. Its hue angle is 45° and its chroma is 59.4, 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 98%.
LRV 18.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.4, Raucous Orange is lighter than 23% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Raucous Orange
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireball Orange | 2170-10 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Racing Orange | 2169-10 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Orange | 2170-20 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Raucous Orange
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 Coral | BIC-31 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Koi | UL120-18 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fall Foliage | HDC-FL14-3 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daredevil | SW 6882 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Husky Orange | SW 6636 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Robust Orange | SW 6628 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cayenne | SW 6881 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Obstinate Orange | SW 6884 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Emotional | SW 6621 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gladiola SW 6875 · lighter, LRV 20.3
- Emotional SW 6621 · lighter, LRV 20.6
- Robust Orange SW 6628 · lighter, LRV 21.1
- Ablaze SW 6870 · darker, LRV 16.0
- Jalapeño SW 6629 · darker, LRV 15.9
- Habanero Chile SW 7589 · darker, LRV 15.0
Colors that go with Raucous Orange
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Raucous Orange:
- Gray Matters SW 7066
- Web Gray SW 7075
- Nearly Peach SW 6336
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Mosque SW 6789 · 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°)
Raucous Orange vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 7.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 9.6) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 18.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 10.0) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 18.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.