Gala Pink (SW 6579)
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Gala Pink (SW 6579) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gala Pink
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gala Pink by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Gala Pink, 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 | Cherry Wine | 2080-30 | 15.7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Bing Cherry Pie | HDC-SM16-04 | 14.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Berry Blush | 1004-1A | 16 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Heart's Afire | 13-14 | 14 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Gala Pink (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Gala Pink
Darker than Gala Pink
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6579 |
| Hex | #B04B63 |
| RGB | 176, 75, 99 |
| HSL | 346°, 40%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.9, 43.5, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gala Pink (SW 6579), published as #B04B63
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gala Pink (SW 6579)?
- Gala Pink has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gala Pink is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gala Pink in another brand?
- Bing Cherry Pie (Behr HDC-SM16-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Gala Pink warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gala Pink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.