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Nasturtium SW 6899
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Nasturtium sits at L* 76.0, a* 18.7, b* 68.4. Its hue angle is 75° and its chroma is 70.9, 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 99%.
LRV 49.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.8, Nasturtium is lighter than 62% 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 Nasturtium
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 Blast | 2018-30 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mandarin Orange | 2018-20 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yellow Marigold | 2155-30 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Nasturtium
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Side Up | P270-7 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Peach Butter | S-G-310 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Glorious Gold | 300B-6 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusto Gold | SW 6904 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Goldenrod | SW 6677 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brittlebush | SW 6684 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Social Butterfly | SW 6898 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Laughing Orange | SW 6895 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Yarrow | SW 6669 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bee SW 6683 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Goldfinch SW 6905 · lighter, LRV 54.8
- Social Butterfly SW 6898 · lighter, LRV 55.6
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · darker, LRV 44.8
- Laughing Orange SW 6895 · darker, LRV 41.6
- Kingdom Gold SW 6698 · darker, LRV 40.7
Colors that go with Nasturtium
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Nasturtium:
- Barcelona Beige SW 7530
- Mountain Road SW 7743
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flyway SW 6794 · complementary (180°)
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · analogous (−30°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Synergy SW 6938 · triadic (120°)
- Sleepy Hollow SW 9145 · triadic (240°)
Nasturtium vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.6) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 49.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.3) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 49.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 14.6) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 49.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.