Hopeful (SW 6597)
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Hopeful (SW 6597) is a medium, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hopeful
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hopeful by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Hopeful, 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 | Hearts Delight | 1283 | 52 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Old Flame | P170-2 | 56.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Punch | 1008-2A | 54 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Precious Pink | 1185-3 | 56 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Hopeful (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Hopeful
Darker than Hopeful
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6597 |
| Hex | #F0B3B2 |
| RGB | 240, 179, 178 |
| HSL | 1°, 67%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, 22.0, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hopeful (SW 6597), published as #F0B3B2
#E0A9B0
#FFBDB2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hopeful (SW 6597)?
- Hopeful has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hopeful is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hopeful in another brand?
- Old Flame (Behr P170-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Hopeful warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hopeful as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.