Inventive Orange (SW 6633)
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Inventive Orange (SW 6633) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Inventive Orange
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Inventive Orange 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 Inventive 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 | Sweet 'n Sour | 103 | 38.6 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Florida Mango | 250D-5 | 43.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Orange Pecan | 2003-1B | 43 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper River | 1196-5 | 47 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Inventive Orange (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Inventive Orange
Darker than Inventive Orange
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6633 |
| Hex | #E89D6F |
| RGB | 232, 157, 111 |
| HSL | 23°, 72%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.2, 23.1, 35.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Inventive Orange (SW 6633), published as #E89D6F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Inventive Orange (SW 6633)?
- Inventive Orange has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Inventive Orange is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Inventive Orange in another brand?
- Florida Mango (Behr 250D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Inventive Orange warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Inventive Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.3; 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.