Sweet Orange (SW 6351)
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Sweet Orange (SW 6351) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Orange
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sweet Orange by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Sweet Orange, 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 | Melon Cup | 101 | 63.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Clamshell | 260E-2 | 66.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Special Peach | 2004-6B | 63 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maple Granola | 16-25 | 63 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sweet Orange (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Orange
Darker than Sweet Orange
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6351 |
| Hex | #EBCCB3 |
| RGB | 235, 204, 179 |
| HSL | 27°, 58%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.0, 7.1, 16.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Orange (SW 6351), published as #EBCCB3
#DBC2B1
#FCD6B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Orange (SW 6351)?
- Sweet Orange has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Orange is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Orange in another brand?
- Maple Granola (PPG 16-25) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Orange warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sweet Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.5; 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.