Jalapeño (SW 6629)
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Jalapeño (SW 6629) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Jalapeño
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Jalapeño 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 Jalapeño, 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 | Fiery Opal | 077 | 15.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Torch Red | MQ4-35 | 14.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Orange Maple | 2010-5 | 17 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Glowing Firelight | 1191-7 | 17 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Jalapeño (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Jalapeño
Darker than Jalapeño
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6629 |
| Hex | #B1533C |
| RGB | 177, 83, 60 |
| HSL | 12°, 49%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.8, 36.5, 31.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Jalapeño (SW 6629), published as #B1533C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Jalapeño (SW 6629)?
- Jalapeño has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Jalapeño is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Jalapeño in another brand?
- Fiery Opal (BM 077) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Jalapeño warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Jalapeño as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.4; 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.