Rhumba Orange (SW 6642)
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Rhumba Orange (SW 6642) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rhumba Orange
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rhumba 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 Rhumba 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 | Bronze Tone | 2166-30 | 25.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Maple Leaf | 250D-6 | 28.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Caramel Cream | 2009-2 | 23 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tiger Tail | 1198-6 | 26 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Rhumba Orange (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Rhumba Orange
Darker than Rhumba Orange
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6642 |
| Hex | #CB7841 |
| RGB | 203, 120, 65 |
| HSL | 24°, 57%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.5, 27.7, 43.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rhumba Orange (SW 6642), published as #CB7841
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rhumba Orange (SW 6642)?
- Rhumba Orange has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rhumba Orange is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rhumba Orange in another brand?
- Bronze Tone (BM 2166-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Rhumba Orange warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rhumba Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 43.3; 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.