Forward Fuchsia (SW 6842)
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Forward Fuchsia (SW 6842) is a very deep, neutral red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forward Fuchsia
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Forward Fuchsia 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 Forward Fuchsia, 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 | Royal Flush | 2076-20 | 12 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Raspberry Pudding | 110B-7 | 11.1 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Brown Cherry | 1009-7 | 10 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Magenta | 1050-7 | 10 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Forward Fuchsia (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Forward Fuchsia
Darker than Forward Fuchsia
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6842 |
| Hex | #92345B |
| RGB | 146, 52, 91 |
| HSL | 335°, 47%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.6, 43.3, -2.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forward Fuchsia (SW 6842), published as #92345B
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#A13D5B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forward Fuchsia (SW 6842)?
- Forward Fuchsia has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forward Fuchsia is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Forward Fuchsia in another brand?
- Royal Flush (BM 2076-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.0 (noticeably different).
- Is Forward Fuchsia warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Forward Fuchsia as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.2; 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.