Truepenny (SW 6355)
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Truepenny (SW 6355) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Truepenny
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Truepenny 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 Truepenny, 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 | Firenze | AF-225 | 23.6 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Thanksgiving | M210-7 | 21.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Orange Glaze | 3009-6 | 21 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mincemeat | 1200-7 | 21 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Truepenny (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Truepenny
Darker than Truepenny
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6355 |
| Hex | #B46C42 |
| RGB | 180, 108, 66 |
| HSL | 22°, 46%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.8, 24.7, 35.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Truepenny (SW 6355), published as #B46C42
#A66342
#C37540
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Truepenny (SW 6355)?
- Truepenny has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Truepenny is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Truepenny in another brand?
- Orange Glaze (Valspar 3009-6) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Truepenny warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Truepenny as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.3; 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.