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Wild Poppy SW 9694
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Wild Poppy sits at L* 49.9, a* 37.1, b* 19.9. Its hue angle is 28° and its chroma is 42.1, 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 74%.
LRV 18.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.3, Wild Poppy 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 Wild Poppy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heirloom Quilt | CSP-1185 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crimson | 1299 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Moroccan Spice | AF-285 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Wild Poppy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottery Red | 160D-6 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Rose Wine | 170D-6 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Prairie Poppy | T12-1 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enticing Red | SW 6600 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Henna Shade | SW 6326 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Foxy | SW 6333 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Coral Bells | SW 6593 | 4.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Reddish | SW 6319 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Quite Coral | SW 6614 | 4.96 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Reddish SW 6319 · lighter, LRV 20.9
- Quite Coral SW 6614 · lighter, LRV 21.9
- Grenadine SW 6592 · lighter, LRV 25.7
- Coral Bells SW 6593 · darker, LRV 16.3
- Enticing Red SW 6600 · darker, LRV 16.2
- Jalapeño SW 6629 · darker, LRV 15.9
Colors that go with Wild Poppy
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Gulfstream SW 6768 · complementary (180°)
- Exuberant Pink SW 6840 · analogous (−30°)
- Gingery SW 6363 · analogous (+30°)
- Kilkenny SW 6740 · triadic (120°)
- Sapphire SW 6963 · triadic (240°)
Wild Poppy vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 3.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 9.8) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 18.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 12.2) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 18.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.