Osage Orange (SW 6890)
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Osage Orange (SW 6890) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Osage Orange
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Osage Orange by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Osage 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 | Mango Punch | 154 | 47 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Amber Glow | 280B-6 | 42.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Monarch Wing | 2008-1A | 45 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cornucopia | 1203-7 | 42 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Osage Orange (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Osage Orange
Darker than Osage Orange
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6890 |
| Hex | #F4A045 |
| RGB | 244, 160, 69 |
| HSL | 31°, 89%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.8, 23.6, 58.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Osage Orange (SW 6890), published as #F4A045
#E59646
#FFAA42
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Osage Orange (SW 6890)?
- Osage Orange has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Osage Orange is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Osage Orange in another brand?
- Monarch Wing (Valspar 2008-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Osage Orange warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Osage Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.3; 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.