Emotional (SW 6621)
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Emotional (SW 6621) is a deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Emotional
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Emotional by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Emotional, 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 | Prairie Lily | CC-98 | 20.6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Deep Fire | M180-7 | 19.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Vivid Orange | 2011-3 | 21 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Stone | 1193-7 | 19 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Emotional (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Emotional
Darker than Emotional
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6621 |
| Hex | #C65F47 |
| RGB | 198, 95, 71 |
| HSL | 11°, 53%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.6, 39.2, 32.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Emotional (SW 6621), published as #C65F47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Emotional (SW 6621)?
- Emotional has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Emotional is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Emotional in another brand?
- Deep Fire (Behr M180-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Emotional warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Emotional as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.9; 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.