Sockeye
Sockeye begins as a orange color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#E49780LRV
40.07
Sockeye's Color Strip
Sockeye is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Cosmetic Peach and Rejuvenate. The strip spans from Blushing at the lightest end to Cayenne at the deepest. As part of strip 118, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Coordinating Colors
Nearly Peach reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 40), opening up a space where Sockeye encloses it.
Cosmetic Peach reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Sockeye encloses it.
Trim Color
Nearly Peach reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 40), opening up a space where Sockeye encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Stone Fruit the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sockeye reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (40 vs 34) makes Sockeye the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Sockeye the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 40, Lauren's Surprise is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 69 vs 40, Comical Coral is decisively the brighter choice.
Koral Kicks reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Sockeye encloses it.
Darker Colors
Sockeye reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 40 vs 21, Sockeye is decisively the brighter choice.
Sockeye reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 22), opening up a space where Energetic Orange encloses it.
Sockeye reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
This vibrant orange pulses with the raw energy of a Pacific sunset, its warm coral undertones conjuring scenes of autumn harvest abundance and gathering-place warmth. Perfect for dining rooms or creative studios, this brightly saturated hue demands attention and brings infectious vitality to any space.