Borscht

With an LRV of about 6, Borscht 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Borscht in other brands

• Raisin Benjamin Moore 2083-10 Red Very close ΔE 1.1
• Jazzy Red Valspar 1009-6 Red Very close ΔE 1.5
• Queen's Rose Hallman Lindsay 95 Red Very close ΔE 1.5
• Deep Garnet Kelly-Moore KM4484-5 Red Very close ΔE 1.7
• Garnet Evening Dunn-Edwards DEA147 Red Very close ΔE 1.7
• Aged Merlot Berger Paints 1A0440 Red Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Cordial Sherwin-Williams 6306 Red
• Sun Dried Tomato Sherwin-Williams 7585 Dark Red

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns dark red
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns dark red
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Borscht warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.8 and a value of 27.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Borscht?

Raisin (2083-10), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Borscht?

≈ 6. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.