Hearty Orange (SW 6622)
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Hearty Orange (SW 6622) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hearty Orange
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hearty Orange 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 Hearty Orange, 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 | Tomato Galette | 2171-10 | 13.4 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Torch Red | MQ4-35 | 14.7 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Crimson Glow | 2011-5 | 15 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Orange Vermillion | 1194-7 | 17 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Hearty Orange (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Hearty Orange
Darker than Hearty Orange
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6622 |
| Hex | #B44B34 |
| RGB | 180, 75, 52 |
| HSL | 11°, 55%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.6, 41.2, 34.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hearty Orange (SW 6622), published as #B44B34
#A64234
#C25432
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hearty Orange (SW 6622)?
- Hearty Orange has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hearty Orange is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hearty Orange in another brand?
- Tomato Galette (BM 2171-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Hearty Orange warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hearty Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.7; 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.