Ravishing Coral (SW 6612)
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Ravishing Coral (SW 6612) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ravishing Coral
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ravishing Coral 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 Ravishing Coral, 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 Rock | 032 | 37 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Guava Jelly | P180-4 | 41.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Rose | 2004-3C | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Opal Fire | 1192-5 | 42 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Ravishing Coral (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Ravishing Coral
Darker than Ravishing Coral
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6612 |
| Hex | #E79580 |
| RGB | 231, 149, 128 |
| HSL | 12°, 68%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.5, 28.5, 23.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ravishing Coral (SW 6612), published as #E79580
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ravishing Coral (SW 6612)?
- Ravishing Coral has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ravishing Coral is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ravishing Coral in another brand?
- Desert Rose (Valspar 2004-3C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Ravishing Coral warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ravishing Coral as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.9; 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.