Dark Crimson

With an LRV of about 9, Dark Crimson absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Dark Crimson in other brands

• Oriental Berry Glidden 96RR 08/311 Red Very close ΔE 0.3
• X0083U Crown Red Very close ΔE 0.5
• Bs D Tikkurila 45 Red Very close ΔE 0.7
• Luxurious Red Sherwin-Williams 6314 Red Very close ΔE 1.1
• Carmine Reds Berger Paints 1A0448 Red Very close ΔE 1.1
• Dark Tatar Red MyPerfectColor MP14402 Red Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Crantini Behr PPU1-11 Red
• Divine Wine Behr PPU1-02 Dark Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as dark gray
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dark Crimson warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 11.9 and a value of 31.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Glidden color to Dark Crimson?

Oriental Berry (96RR 08/311), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dark Crimson?

≈ 9. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.