Mellow Coral (SW 6324)
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Mellow Coral (SW 6324) is a medium, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mellow Coral
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mellow Coral by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Mellow Coral, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Mousse | 1199 | 51.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pink Quartz | S160-2 | 52.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Linen | 2002-6C | 57 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Shrimp Salad | 18-15 | 53 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Mellow Coral (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Mellow Coral
Darker than Mellow Coral
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6324 |
| Hex | #E3B5A8 |
| RGB | 227, 181, 168 |
| HSL | 13°, 51%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.4, 14.7, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mellow Coral (SW 6324), published as #E3B5A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mellow Coral (SW 6324)?
- Mellow Coral has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mellow Coral is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mellow Coral in another brand?
- Peach Mousse (BM 1199) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mellow Coral warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mellow Coral as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.