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El Caramelo SW 9106
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, El Caramelo sits at L* 49.4, a* 10.3, b* 27.0. Its hue angle is 69° and its chroma is 28.9, 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 84%.
LRV 17.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.9, El Caramelo 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 El Caramelo
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppertone | 2161-10 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Greenfield Pumpkin | HC-40 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Fort Sumner Tan | 1119 | 1.93 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to El Caramelo
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nugget Gold | S260-7 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Roasted Squash | S280-7 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Barcelona Brown | QE-31 | 1.74 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Olde World Gold | SW 7700 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Steady Brown | SW 6110 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Relic Bronze | SW 6132 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Craft Paper | SW 6125 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antiquarian Brown | SW 0045 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Cardboard SW 6124 · lighter, LRV 21.7
- Decorous Amber SW 0007 · lighter, LRV 22.1
- Smokey Topaz SW 6117 · lighter, LRV 22.4
- Antiquarian Brown SW 0045 · darker, LRV 16.3
- Baked Cookie SW 9098 · darker, LRV 15.6
- Craft Paper SW 6125 · darker, LRV 15.3
Colors that go with El Caramelo
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for El Caramelo:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Cowboy Boots SW 9115
- Navajo White SW 6126
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Plate SW 6796 · complementary (180°)
- Roycroft Adobe SW 0040 · analogous (−30°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · analogous (+30°)
- Thermal Spring SW 6761 · triadic (120°)
- Clematis SW 6831 · triadic (240°)
El Caramelo vs popular colors
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 10.1) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 17.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 10.7) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 17.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 15.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.