Sherwin Williams Tanager SW 6601
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- Tanager for bedroom (1 photo)
- Tanager for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Tanager for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6601 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Tanager reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Tanager undertones?
- Is Tanager SW 6601 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Tanager
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Tanager SW 6601
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Tanager SW 6601 |
| Code: | SW 6601 |
| Name: | Tanager |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | 2015 Unrestrained |
What color is Sherwin Williams Tanager?
Sherwin Williams Tanager SW 6601 is a deep, saturated red with a clear warm cast and a subtle earthy quality. Its medium-dark value gives it enough weight for a dining room, study, powder room, or a dramatic entry wall. In brighter daylight, the red reads more vivid, while lower light brings out its darker, grounded side. Tanager makes a strong choice for cabinetry, built-ins, or a front door when a full-room application feels too bold. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, charcoal accents, or creamy upholstery to give the color room to stand out.
Tanager for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing red shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Tanager for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this red shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6601 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark red real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6601 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm red hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams Tanager reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this red that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Tanager undertones?
Tanager is a midtone, clear earthy red. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
164, 56, 52
Is Sherwin Williams Tanager cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 2° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.
SW 6601 Tanager HSL code: 2, 52%, 42%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Tanager
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Tanager:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
SW 6601
Tanager
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Tanager with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 182, such as Sherwin Williams Teal Stencil and Interesting Aqua.
LRV of Tanager
Tanager has an LRV of 10.98% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 10.98%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #a43834 |
| RGB Decimal | 164, 56, 52 |
| RGB Percent | 64.31%, 21.96%, 20.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 2° Saturation: 68.29% Value: 64.31% |
| HSL | hsl(2, 52, 42) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 65.85 Yellow: 68.29 Key: 35.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 87.836 I: 65.643 Q: 21.601 |
| XYZ | X: 17.345 Y: 10.971 Z: 4.452 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.532 a:44.247 b:26.842 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.532 u:80.928 v:19.183 |
| Decimal | 10762292 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.123, 35.511, 15.216 |
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