Wild Currant

With an LRV of about 7, Wild Currant 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.

Wild Currant in other brands

• Ruby Starlet Dulux UK 1915146 Dark Red Very close ΔE 1.4
• Bicyclette Kelly-Moore KMA7-5 Red Very close ΔE 1.4
• Heirloom Red Valspar 1010-3 Red Very close ΔE 1.7
• Bright Burgundy Vista K-1228 Red Very close ΔE 1.9
• Barolo 65 Caparol 3D Barolo 65 Dark Red Very close ΔE 1.9
• Oriental Red KILZ LA120-02 Red Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Kirsch Red Sherwin-Williams 6313 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 Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Wild Currant warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 11.9 and a value of 32.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux UK color to Wild Currant?

Ruby Starlet (1915146), at ΔE 1.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Wild Currant?

≈ 7. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.