Exuberant Pink (SW 6840)
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Exuberant Pink (SW 6840) is a very deep, cool red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Exuberant Pink
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Exuberant Pink 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 Exuberant Pink, 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 | Crushed Berries | 2076-30 | 16.8 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Diva Glam | P120-6 | 16.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Very Berry | 1002-1A | 18 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cerise | 17-11 | 14 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Exuberant Pink (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Exuberant Pink
Darker than Exuberant Pink
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6840 |
| Hex | #B54D7F |
| RGB | 181, 77, 127 |
| HSL | 331°, 41%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.8, 47.5, -7.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Exuberant Pink (SW 6840), published as #B54D7F
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#C5567F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Exuberant Pink (SW 6840)?
- Exuberant Pink has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Exuberant Pink is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Exuberant Pink in another brand?
- Crushed Berries (BM 2076-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Exuberant Pink warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Exuberant Pink as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.2; 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.