Oleander (SW 6603)
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Oleander (SW 6603) is a light, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oleander
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Oleander 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 Oleander, 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 | Frosted Rose | 044 | 61.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Prairie Rose | M170-2 | 63.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Tulip Pink | 2001-6C | 68 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sonia Rose | 1190-3 | 64 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Oleander (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Oleander
Darker than Oleander
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6603 |
| Hex | #F2CCC5 |
| RGB | 242, 204, 197 |
| HSL | 9°, 63%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, 12.3, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oleander (SW 6603), published as #F2CCC5
#E1C2C3
#FFD6C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oleander (SW 6603)?
- Oleander has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oleander is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oleander in another brand?
- Prairie Rose (Behr M170-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Oleander warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Oleander as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.