Heartthrob
Sherwin-Williams Heartthrob (6866) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its pink and red classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#A82E33LRV
10.55
Heartthrob's Color Strip
Heartthrob is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Radish and Real Red. The strip spans from Exuberant Pink at the lightest end to Positive Red at the deepest. Browsing strip 101 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Heartthrob in Rooms
Follow Heartthrob from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Bathroom Photo
Across 1 bathroom image, Heartthrob (6866) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Heartthrob — vintage bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Heartthrob (6866) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
A moody bedroom painted in Heartthrob
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image trace Heartthrob (6866) through the room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions. Its place within 2018 Unity hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Heartthrob paint in a mid century dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
Across 1 front door image, Heartthrob (6866) meets direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
classy front door featuring Heartthrob by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
Heartthrob (6866) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
Sherwin-Williams Heartthrob in a art deco home office
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1 Living Room Photo
Its place within 2018 Unity hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let the movement from window light to lamplight and upholstery, timber, art and metal accents guide the final sample decision.
A traditional living room painted in Heartthrob
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1 Mudroom Photo
The 1 mudroom image turn a red swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Heartthrob paint in a industrial mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
These 1 patio image show how Heartthrob (6866) can sit beside stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
contemporary patio featuring Heartthrob by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
Heartthrob (6866) moves through 1 kitchen image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Heartthrob — scandinavian kitchen
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1 House Photo
The façade’s movement through sun, shade and season can draw different notes from Heartthrob (6866). The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Heartthrob color — transitional house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Heartthrob encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 11, Windfresh White is decisively the brighter choice.
Colonnade Gray reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 11), opening up a space where Heartthrob encloses it.
Trim Color
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Heartthrob encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (21 vs 11) makes Surf Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 11, Powder Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 11, Hinting Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 11, Watery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 11, Aquaverde is decisively the brighter choice.
Tidewater reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 11), opening up a space where Heartthrob encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 11, Mountain Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Grenadine reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 11), opening up a space where Heartthrob encloses it.
Begonia reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 11), opening up a space where Heartthrob encloses it.
Feverish Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Wake up your space with a dramatic flourish. This bold, vibrant red is great for bringing romance and mystery to a bathroom or dining room.