Charisma (SW 6605)
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Charisma (SW 6605) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Charisma
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Charisma by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Charisma, 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 | Passion Fruit | 2171-40 | 40.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Guava Jelly | P180-4 | 41.7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Salmon Rose | 2003-3C | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smoked Salmon | 1189-5 | 37 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Charisma (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Charisma
Darker than Charisma
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6605 |
| Hex | #EE9489 |
| RGB | 238, 148, 137 |
| HSL | 7°, 75%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.3, 32.7, 20.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Charisma (SW 6605), published as #EE9489
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Charisma (SW 6605)?
- Charisma has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Charisma is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Charisma in another brand?
- Passion Fruit (BM 2171-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Charisma warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Charisma as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.2; 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.