Amber Wave (SW 6657)
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Amber Wave (SW 6657) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Amber Wave
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Amber Wave 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 Amber Wave, 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 | Golden Harvest | 2157-20 | 29.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Flaming Torch | PPU3-03 | 31.3 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Coffee Whip | 2008-3A | 33 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gingerbread | 1201-6 | 29 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Amber Wave (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Amber Wave
Darker than Amber Wave
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6657 |
| Hex | #D28240 |
| RGB | 210, 130, 64 |
| HSL | 27°, 62%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.7, 25.2, 47.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Amber Wave (SW 6657), published as #D28240
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Amber Wave (SW 6657)?
- Amber Wave has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Amber Wave is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Amber Wave in another brand?
- Golden Harvest (BM 2157-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Amber Wave warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Amber Wave as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 47.6; 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.