Hot
Hot is a Red paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#AC4362LRV
13.69
Hot's Color Strip
Hot is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Gala Pink and Cerise. The strip spans from Priscilla at the lightest end to Cerise at the deepest. Browsing strip 104 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Hot in Rooms
Follow Hot 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 Front Door Photo
Hot (6843) moves through 1 front door image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
scandinavian front door featuring Hot by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Hot (6843) can change noticeably under gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Hot
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1 Bathroom Photo
Hot (6843) moves through 1 bathroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Hot — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
Hot (6843) can change noticeably under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Sherwin-Williams Hot in a warm home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
These 1 dining room image show how Hot (6843) can sit beside timber, table linen, glass and artwork. The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Hot paint in a mid century dining room
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image place Hot (6843) in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. With an LRV of 13.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Hot — minimalist kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Viewed across 1 patio image in an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light, Hot (6843) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 13.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
coastal patio featuring Hot by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Hot (6843) can change noticeably under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Hot color — rustic modern house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
1 living room image trace Hot (6843) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. Its place within Teen Space hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
A elegant living room painted in Hot
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Hot (6843) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 13.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Hot paint in a classy mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 14), opening up a space where Hot encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 14, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 14, Tantalizing Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 14), opening up a space where Hot encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hot reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 73 vs 14, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Hot reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hot reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Parisian Patina reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 14), opening up a space where Hot encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Hot the marginally brighter of the two.
Hot reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This deeply saturated red pulses with cool undertones, radiating an intensity that commands attention and stirs passion in any space. Perfect for a dramatic accent wall or intimate dining room, it pairs boldly with charcoal grays and rich blacks to amplify its smoldering energy.