Sockeye (SW 6619)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Sockeye (SW 6619) 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 Sockeye
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sockeye 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 Sockeye, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Tropical Blooms | BIC-17 | 37.8 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Coral Ridge | 2003-6A | 43 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Opal Fire | 1192-5 | 42 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Sockeye (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sockeye
Darker than Sockeye
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6619 |
| Hex | #E49780 |
| RGB | 228, 151, 128 |
| HSL | 14°, 65%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, 26.3, 24.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sockeye (SW 6619), published as #E49780
#D58D7F
#F4A17F
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Sherwin-Williams
More from Sherwin-Williams
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sockeye (SW 6619)?
- Sockeye has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sockeye is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sockeye in another brand?
- Opal Fire (PPG 1192-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sockeye warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sockeye as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.0; 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.