Raucous Orange (SW 6883)
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Raucous Orange (SW 6883) is a very deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Raucous Orange
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Raucous Orange by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Raucous Orange, 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 | Fireball Orange | 2170-10 | 18.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Fire Coral | BIC-31 | 19 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Palomino | 2011-2 | 21 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tabasco | 1192-7 | 19 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Raucous Orange (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Raucous Orange
Darker than Raucous Orange
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6883 |
| Hex | #C35530 |
| RGB | 195, 85, 48 |
| HSL | 15°, 60%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.9, 41.8, 42.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Raucous Orange (SW 6883), published as #C35530
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Raucous Orange (SW 6883)?
- Raucous Orange has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Raucous Orange is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Raucous Orange in another brand?
- Fireball Orange (BM 2170-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Raucous Orange warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Raucous Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.2; 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.