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Bourbon Street 1257
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Bourbon Street sits at L* 50.5, a* 17.6, b* 8.3. Its hue angle is 25° and its chroma is 19.5, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 39%.
LRV 19.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.4, Bourbon Street is lighter than 20% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Bourbon Street
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Brocade | SW 0004 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Reddened Earth | SW 6053 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Carley's Rose | SW 9002 | 4.31 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Bourbon Street
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulled Wine | 150F-5 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Clay Ridge | 140F-5 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Regal Rose | QE-05 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville Red | HC-62 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Deep Mauve | 1265 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| New England Brown | 2104-40 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tea Room | AF-270 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hickory Stick | 2103-40 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Texas Rose | 2092-40 | 4.46 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Texas Rose 2092-40 · lighter, LRV 21.9
- Drenched Sienna 1182 · lighter, LRV 22.6
- Weathered Bark 2098-40 · lighter, LRV 23.8
- Sequoia 1245 · darker, LRV 16.8
- Walnut CW-240 · darker, LRV 17.6
- Southwest Pottery 048 · darker, LRV 16.6
Colors that go with Bourbon Street
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mayo Teal CW-570 · complementary (180°)
- Aplomb AF-625 · analogous (−30°)
- Wooded Vista 1162 · analogous (+30°)
- Fairmont Green HC-127 · triadic (120°)
- Yin Yang 824 · triadic (240°)
Bourbon Street vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 10.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 12.6) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 19.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 13.0) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 19.4), more blue/cool.