Coral Bells (SW 6593)
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Coral Bells (SW 6593) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Bells
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Coral Bells 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 Coral Bells, 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 | Embroidered Flower | CSP-1190 | 16.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Glowing Scarlet | HDC-FL13-1 | 15.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Oh So Red | 1009-1 | 16 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burnt Red | 1188-7 | 17 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Coral Bells (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Bells
Darker than Coral Bells
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6593 |
| Hex | #BB4B51 |
| RGB | 187, 75, 81 |
| HSL | 357°, 45%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.2, 45.7, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Bells (SW 6593), published as #BB4B51
#AD4250
#CA5450
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Bells (SW 6593)?
- Coral Bells has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Bells is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Bells in another brand?
- Embroidered Flower (BM CSP-1190) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Coral Bells warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Coral Bells as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.