Dynamo (SW 6841)
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Dynamo (SW 6841) is a very deep, cool red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dynamo
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dynamo 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 Dynamo, 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 | Berry Fizz | CSP-440 | 13.6 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Glitterati | P120-7 | 12.1 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Brown Cherry | 1009-7 | 10 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Cerise | 17-11 | 14 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Dynamo (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Dynamo
Darker than Dynamo
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6841 |
| Hex | #953D68 |
| RGB | 149, 61, 104 |
| HSL | 331°, 42%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.1, 41.7, -6.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dynamo (SW 6841), published as #953D68
#863566
#A44568
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dynamo (SW 6841)?
- Dynamo has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dynamo is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dynamo in another brand?
- Berry Fizz (BM CSP-440) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Dynamo warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dynamo as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.6; 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.