Cayenne (SW 6881)
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Cayenne (SW 6881) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cayenne
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cayenne 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 Cayenne, 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 | Fire Dance | 2171-20 | 17.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Glowing Firelight | S-G-200 | 17.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Orange Maple | 2010-5 | 17 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Orange Vermillion | 1194-7 | 17 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Cayenne (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Cayenne
Darker than Cayenne
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6881 |
| Hex | #C04D35 |
| RGB | 192, 77, 53 |
| HSL | 10°, 57%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.0, 44.8, 37.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cayenne (SW 6881), published as #C04D35
#B24435
#CF5633
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cayenne (SW 6881)?
- Cayenne has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cayenne is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cayenne in another brand?
- Orange Vermillion (PPG 1194-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Cayenne warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cayenne as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.3; 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.