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Invigorate SW 6886
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, Invigorate sits at L* 60.6, a* 40.4, b* 51.5. Its hue angle is 52° and its chroma is 65.4, 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 28.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.7, Invigorate is lighter than 36% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Invigorate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Orange | 2015-10 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rumba Orange | 2014-20 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pumpkin Cream | 2168-20 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Invigorate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tart Orange | HDC-MD-27 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Electric Orange | 220B-7 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dragon Fire | S-G-240 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout Orange | SW 6885 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marquis Orange | SW 6650 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Copper Harbor | SW 6634 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Emberglow | SW 6627 | 5.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rhumba Orange | SW 6642 | 5.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Yam | SW 6643 | 6.57 | 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
- Carnival SW 6892 · lighter, LRV 35.6
- Rhumba Orange SW 6642 · darker, LRV 26.5
- Yam SW 6643 · darker, LRV 23.4
- Energetic Orange SW 6880 · darker, LRV 21.7
Colors that go with Invigorate
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Invigorate:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Gentle Aquamarine SW 9046
- 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°)
- Begonia SW 6599 · analogous (−30°)
- Auric SW 6692 · analogous (+30°)
- Jitterbug Jade SW 6987 · triadic (120°)
- Lobelia SW 6809 · triadic (240°)
Invigorate vs popular colors
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 4.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 9.4) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 28.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 10.7) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 28.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.