Red

With an LRV of about 8, 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

• Cedar Chest Johnstone's Red Very close ΔE 0.8
• Monterey Chestnut Hallman Lindsay 123 Red Very close ΔE 1.0
• Country Sleigh Kelly-Moore KM4490-5 Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Eclaire Plascon R7-D1-1 Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Hempel 69130 Hempel Red Very close ΔE 1.3
• Hot Paprika 2 Dulux UK 2061181 Red Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Fresh Benjamin Moore 2093-20 Red
• Carriage Benjamin Moore CW-250 Dark Red

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Red warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 19.5 and a value of 25.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Red?

Cedar Chest (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Red?

≈ 8. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.