Poinsettia (SW 6594)
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Poinsettia (SW 6594) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Poinsettia
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Poinsettia 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 Poinsettia, 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 | Currant Red | 1323 | 11.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Ruby Ring | S-G-150 | 11.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Fabulous Red | 1011-2 | 10 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blaze | 13-16 | 11 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Poinsettia (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Poinsettia
Darker than Poinsettia
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6594 |
| Hex | #9D373C |
| RGB | 157, 55, 60 |
| HSL | 357°, 48%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.3, 42.8, 20.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Poinsettia (SW 6594), published as #9D373C
#8F2E3B
#AB403B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Poinsettia (SW 6594)?
- Poinsettia has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Poinsettia is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Poinsettia in another brand?
- Currant Red (BM 1323) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Poinsettia warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Poinsettia as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.1; 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.