Spicy Hue (SW 6342)
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Spicy Hue (SW 6342) is a very deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spicy Hue
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Spicy Hue by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Spicy Hue, 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 | Cinnamon | 2174-20 | 12.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Rodeo Red | 200D-7 | 13 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Autumn Russet | 2009-6 | 13 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burled Redwood | 1067-7 | 11 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Spicy Hue (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Spicy Hue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6342 |
| Hex | #994B35 |
| RGB | 153, 75, 53 |
| HSL | 13°, 49%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.3, 30.7, 28.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spicy Hue (SW 6342), published as #994B35
#8B4234
#A75434
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spicy Hue (SW 6342)?
- Spicy Hue has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spicy Hue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spicy Hue in another brand?
- Cinnamon (BM 2174-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Spicy Hue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Spicy Hue as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.0; 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.