Soft Apricot (SW 6352)
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Soft Apricot (SW 6352) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Apricot
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Soft Apricot by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Soft Apricot, 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 | Serendipity | AF-205 | 46.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Peach Shortcake | M210-4 | 51.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandbar | 2004-6A | 49 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Doe | 1201-4 | 53 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Soft Apricot (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Apricot
Darker than Soft Apricot
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6352 |
| Hex | #E0B392 |
| RGB | 224, 179, 146 |
| HSL | 25°, 56%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.2, 11.8, 23.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Apricot (SW 6352), published as #E0B392
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Apricot (SW 6352)?
- Soft Apricot has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Apricot is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Apricot in another brand?
- Serendipity (BM AF-205) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Soft Apricot warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Soft Apricot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.1; 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.