Stop (SW 6869)
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Stop (SW 6869) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stop
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Stop 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 Stop, 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 | Strawberry Red | 2003-20 | 15.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Flirt Alert | P150-7 | 14.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Love Song | 2009-4 | 17 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Teaberry Blossom | 1189-7 | 15 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Stop (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Stop
Darker than Stop
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6869 |
| Hex | #C33A36 |
| RGB | 195, 58, 54 |
| HSL | 2°, 57%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.5, 54.0, 34.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stop (SW 6869), published as #C33A36
#B53035
#D24435
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stop (SW 6869)?
- Stop has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stop is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Stop in another brand?
- Flirt Alert (Behr P150-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Stop warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Stop as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.1; 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.