Cross-brand match

Flash of Orange in Sherwin-Williams

Dunn-Edwards DEA116 translated into the Sherwin-Williams line

Dunn-Edwards Flash of Orange DEA116 on a wall, hex #FFAA00
Sherwin-Williams Gusto Gold SW 6904 on a wall, hex #F8AC1D

The closest Sherwin-Williams paint to Dunn-Edwards Flash of Orange (DEA116) is Gusto Gold SW 6904, a delta-E of 6.09 away — the closest Sherwin-Williams has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.

Light reflectance is effectively identical, 50.0 against 49.7. Undertone reads as yellow against yellow, at chroma 76.9 and 82.5.

Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.

NEARESTGusto GoldSW 6904
DISTANCEΔE 6.09CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE49.7 against 50.0
HEX#F8AC1Dagainst #FFAA00

Ranked matches in Sherwin-Williams

closest first
Sherwin-Williams colorΔE LRV Undertone
Gusto GoldSW 6904 6.09 49.7 yellow Compare
GoldfinchSW 6905 8.28 54.8 yellow Compare
CheerfulSW 6903 16.22 62.6 yellow Compare
ForsythiaSW 6907 17.79 63.0 yellow Compare
SunflowerSW 6678 19.55 40.0 yellow Compare
GoldenrodSW 6677 19.65 50.1 yellow Compare

Flash of Orange in other brands

same color, different line

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