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Kid's Stuff SW 6893
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Kid's Stuff sits at L* 66.2, a* 33.0, b* 59.5. Its hue angle is 61° and its chroma is 68.1, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 97%.
LRV 35.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 35.5, Kid's Stuff is lighter than 45% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Kid's Stuff
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Orange | 2016-20 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fruit Punch | 140 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Startling Orange | 2016-10 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Kid's Stuff
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco Sun | P230-7 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bird Of Paradise | 260B-7 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Summer Citrus | S-G-270 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navel | SW 6887 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Carnival | SW 6892 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Mandarin | SW 6891 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tango | SW 6649 | 4.88 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Serape | SW 6656 | 5.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Amber Wave | SW 6657 | 5.40 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gold Crest SW 6670 · lighter, LRV 38.8
- Sunflower SW 6678 · lighter, LRV 40.0
- Forceful Orange SW 6894 · lighter, LRV 40.0
- Amber Wave SW 6657 · darker, LRV 29.9
- Marigold SW 6664 · darker, LRV 29.8
- Invigorate SW 6886 · darker, LRV 28.7
Colors that go with Kid's Stuff
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Kid's Stuff:
- Seaworthy SW 7620
- Silvermist SW 7621
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Resonant Blue SW 6954 · complementary (180°)
- Ardent Coral SW 6874 · analogous (−30°)
- Citronella SW 6915 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Cosmos SW 6528 · triadic (240°)
Kid's Stuff vs popular colors
- Electric Orange (Benjamin Moore 2015-10, ΔE 6.3) is darker (LRV 28.6 vs 35.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 35.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 9.8) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 35.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.