Merlot

With an LRV of about 4, Merlot 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.

Merlot in other brands

• Finest Burgundy Dulux UK 1854788 Dark Red Very close ΔE 1.5
• 100% Aubergine Flexa Dark Red Close ΔE 2.1
• Nectar Of The Gods Kelly-Moore KMA48-5 Dark Red Close ΔE 2.2
• Ancient Burgundy Valspar 1011-6 Dark Red Close ΔE 2.3
• Plumbago Vista K-1233 Dark Red Close ΔE 2.4
• Blackcurrant Conserve Dulux Australia S48B9 Dark Red Close ΔE 2.6

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Deep Maroon Sherwin-Williams 72 Red
• Raisin Sherwin-Williams 7630 Dark Gray

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Merlot warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 0.2 and a value of 15.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux UK color to Merlot?

Finest Burgundy (1854788), at ΔE 1.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Merlot?

≈ 4. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.