Rookwood Red

With an LRV of about 5, Rookwood 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Rookwood Red in other brands

• Red Shale Dulux Australia S04C9 Dark Red Very close ΔE 0.6
• Buccaneer Resene Dark Red Very close ΔE 1.4
• Barolo 35 Caparol 3D Barolo 35 Dark Red Very close ΔE 1.6
• 100% Rabarber Flexa Dark Red Very close ΔE 1.6
• Cocoa Crispy MyPerfectColor MP857 Dark Red Close ΔE 2.5
• Spice Variety Vista K-1096 Dark Red Close ΔE 2.7

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Carriage Door Sherwin-Williams 7594 Red
• Rookwood Dark Red Sherwin-Williams 2801 Dark Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• 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 Rookwood Red warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 11.9 and a value of 22.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Rookwood Red?

Red Shale (S04C9), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Rookwood Red?

≈ 5. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.