Wild Poppy (SW 9694)
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Wild Poppy (SW 9694) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Poppy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wild Poppy 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 Wild Poppy, 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 | Heirloom Quilt | CSP-1185 | 19.8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pottery Red | 160D-6 | 17.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Brick Facade | 2002-3A | 17 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sienna Red | 1057-6 | 19 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Wild Poppy (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Poppy
Darker than Wild Poppy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9694 |
| Hex | #B85B57 |
| RGB | 184, 91, 87 |
| HSL | 2°, 41%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.9, 37.1, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Poppy (SW 9694), published as #B85B57
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Poppy (SW 9694)?
- Wild Poppy has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Poppy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Poppy in another brand?
- Pottery Red (Behr 160D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Wild Poppy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wild Poppy as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.