Knockout Orange (SW 6885)
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Knockout Orange (SW 6885) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Knockout Orange
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Knockout Orange by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Knockout 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 | Pumpkin Cream | 2168-20 | 25.8 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Electric Orange | 220B-7 | 28.2 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Island Orange | 2010-2 | 28 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Field Poppy | 1195-7 | 26 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Knockout Orange (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Knockout Orange
Darker than Knockout Orange
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6885 |
| Hex | #E16F3E |
| RGB | 225, 111, 62 |
| HSL | 18°, 73%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.6, 41.0, 46.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Knockout Orange (SW 6885), published as #E16F3E
#D2663E
#F0783C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Knockout Orange (SW 6885)?
- Knockout Orange has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Knockout Orange is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Knockout Orange in another brand?
- Island Orange (Valspar 2010-2) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Knockout Orange warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Knockout Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.9; 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.