Heartthrob (SW 6866)
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Heartthrob (SW 6866) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heartthrob
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Heartthrob 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 Heartthrob, 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 | Hot Tamale | CSP-1155 | 12.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Indiscreet | UL110-6 | 12.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Classic Red | 1009-2 | 12 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Red Gumball | 1187-7 | 12 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Heartthrob (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Heartthrob
Darker than Heartthrob
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6866 |
| Hex | #A82E33 |
| RGB | 168, 46, 51 |
| HSL | 358°, 57%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.8, 49.6, 26.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heartthrob (SW 6866), published as #A82E33
#9A2432
#B63732
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heartthrob (SW 6866)?
- Heartthrob has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heartthrob is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Heartthrob in another brand?
- Hot Tamale (BM CSP-1155) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Heartthrob warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Heartthrob as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.7; 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.