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Knockout Orange SW 6885
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, Knockout Orange sits at L* 59.6, a* 41.0, b* 46.9. Its hue angle is 49° and its chroma is 62.3, 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 96%.
LRV 27.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 27.7, Knockout Orange is lighter than 35% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Knockout 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Cream | 2168-20 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rumba Orange | 2014-20 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oriole | 2169-30 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Knockout 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Orange | 220B-7 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aurora Orange | 210B-6 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bonfire Night | P200-7 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invigorate | SW 6886 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Emberglow | SW 6627 | 4.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Copper Harbor | SW 6634 | 4.76 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Determined Orange | SW 6635 | 6.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Marquis Orange | SW 6650 | 6.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Yam | SW 6643 | 6.34 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Tango SW 6649 · lighter, LRV 33.8
- Navel SW 6887 · lighter, LRV 34.6
- Kid's Stuff SW 6893 · lighter, LRV 35.5
- Daring SW 6879 · darker, LRV 25.3
- Yam SW 6643 · darker, LRV 23.4
- Energetic Orange SW 6880 · darker, LRV 21.7
Colors that go with Knockout Orange
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Knockout Orange:
- Westhighland White SW 7566
- Anew Gray SW 7030
- Faint Coral SW 6329
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Resonant Blue SW 6954 · complementary (180°)
- Grenadine SW 6592 · analogous (−30°)
- Auric SW 6692 · analogous (+30°)
- Jitterbug Jade SW 6987 · triadic (120°)
- Lobelia SW 6809 · triadic (240°)
Knockout Orange vs popular colors
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 6.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 8.7) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 27.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 11.7) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 27.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.