Tangerine (SW 6640)
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Tangerine (SW 6640) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangerine
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tangerine 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 Tangerine, 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 | Hugs & Kisses | 097 | 49 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Apricot Jam | HDC-SP16-04 | 47 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Warm Cider | 2003-1C | 51 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Orange Marmalade | 1197-5 | 51 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Tangerine (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangerine
Darker than Tangerine
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6640 |
| Hex | #F2AC78 |
| RGB | 242, 172, 120 |
| HSL | 26°, 82%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 19.9, 36.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangerine (SW 6640), published as #F2AC78
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangerine (SW 6640)?
- Tangerine has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangerine is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tangerine in another brand?
- Apricot Jam (Behr HDC-SP16-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Tangerine warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tangerine as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.9; 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.