Coral Reef (SW 6606)
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Coral Reef (SW 6606) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Reef
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Coral Reef 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 Coral Reef, 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 | Coral Bronze | 1298 | 26.1 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Matador's Cape | M160-6 | 25.4 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Flamenco Pink | 2004-3B | 29 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cranapple | 1190-5 | 32 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Coral Reef (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Reef
Darker than Coral Reef
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6606 |
| Hex | #D9766C |
| RGB | 217, 118, 108 |
| HSL | 6°, 59%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.6, 37.5, 22.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Reef (SW 6606), published as #D9766C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Reef (SW 6606)?
- Coral Reef has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Reef is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Reef in another brand?
- Flamenco Pink (Valspar 2004-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Coral Reef warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Coral Reef as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.8; 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.