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Stone Fruit SW 9699
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Stone Fruit sits at L* 73.9, a* 27.1, b* 23.6. Its hue angle is 41° and its chroma is 35.9, 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 81%.
LRV 46.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.6, Stone Fruit is lighter than 58% 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 Stone Fruit
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Peach | 018 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Peach Cobbler | 2169-40 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Paradise Peach | 011 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Stone Fruit
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Mimosa | HDC-MD-18 | 0.39 | Practically identical | |
| Citrus Hill | 200B-4 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Duchess Rose | 190B-4 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sockeye | SW 6619 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Animated Coral | SW 6878 | 4.95 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Charisma | SW 6605 | 5.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Coral Bead | SW 6873 | 5.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Persimmon | SW 6339 | 5.77 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Jovial SW 6611 · lighter, LRV 55.9
- Coral Bead SW 6873 · darker, LRV 43.5
- Charisma SW 6605 · darker, LRV 41.2
- Dishy Coral SW 6598 · darker, LRV 40.2
Colors that go with Stone Fruit
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Candid Blue SW 6953 · complementary (180°)
- Pink Moment SW 6857 · analogous (−30°)
- Viva Gold SW 6367 · analogous (+30°)
- Active Green SW 6986 · triadic (120°)
- Celestial SW 6808 · triadic (240°)
Stone Fruit vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 10.6) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 46.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 16.5) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 46.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 16.6) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 46.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.