Eros Pink (SW 6860)
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Eros Pink (SW 6860) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Eros Pink
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Eros 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 Eros 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 | Rosy Blush | 2086-30 | 19.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Tropical Smoothie | 120B-7 | 19.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Whipped Strawberry | 1006-1A | 18 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | California Wine | 1184-7 | 19 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Eros Pink (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Eros Pink
Darker than Eros Pink
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6860 |
| Hex | #C84F68 |
| RGB | 200, 79, 104 |
| HSL | 348°, 52%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.5, 50.3, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eros Pink (SW 6860), published as #C84F68
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Eros Pink (SW 6860)?
- Eros Pink has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Eros Pink is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Eros Pink in another brand?
- California Wine (PPG 1184-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Eros Pink warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Eros Pink as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.