Red

With an LRV of about 22, Red 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. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Red in other brands

• A Red Tassel Kelly-Moore 7 Red Very close ΔE 2.0
• Mandy Resene Red Close ΔE 2.0
• Heart To Heart Hallman Lindsay 1100 Red Close ΔE 2.1
• Venezia 5 Caparol 3D Venezia 5 Red Close ΔE 2.4
• Cranberry Splash Glidden PPG1185-6 Red Close ΔE 2.7
• Cranberry Splash PPG 1185-6 Red Close ΔE 2.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Tangerine Benjamin Moore 2012-30 Red
• Watermelon Benjamin Moore 2087-20 Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• 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 Red warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 23.7 and a value of 58.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Red?

A Red Tassel (7), at ΔE 2.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Red?

≈ 22. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.