Tanager (SW 6601)
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Tanager (SW 6601) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tanager
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tanager 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 Tanager, 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 | Hot Tamale | CSP-1155 | 12.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Bijou Red | UL110-16 | 11.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Classic Red | 1009-2 | 12 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burning Bush | 1057-7 | 11 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Tanager (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Tanager
Darker than Tanager
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6601 |
| Hex | #A43834 |
| RGB | 164, 56, 52 |
| HSL | 2°, 52%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.5, 44.3, 26.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tanager (SW 6601), published as #A43834
#962F33
#B24133
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tanager (SW 6601)?
- Tanager has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tanager is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tanager in another brand?
- Hot Tamale (BM CSP-1155) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Tanager warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tanager as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.8; 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.