Deep Maroon
Sherwin-Williams 72
- HEX
- #623F45
- RGB
- 98, 63, 69
- LAB
- 30.8, 16.2, 2.6
- LRV
- ≈ 7
- Family
- Red, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 8012 Red Brown
With an LRV of about 7, Deep Maroon 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.
Deep Maroon in other brands
- Bs E Tikkurila 58 Red Very close ΔE 0.6
- Vulcan Burgundy Dulux Australia S01C8 Red Very close ΔE 0.9
- Soprano Nippon Paint NP AC 2142A Red Very close ΔE 1.0
- Gooseberry PPG 1048-7 Red Very close ΔE 1.0
- Gooseberry Glidden PPG1048-7 Red Very close ΔE 1.0
- Obsession Kelly-Moore AC25-N Red Very close ΔE 1.2
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- River Rouge Sherwin-Williams 6026 Red
- Merlot Sherwin-Williams 2704 Dark Red
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as dark gray
- 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 Deep Maroon warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 2.6 and a value of 16.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Tikkurila color to Deep Maroon?
Bs E (58), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Deep Maroon?
≈ 7. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.