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Fading Twilight 1258
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Fading Twilight sits at L* 43.3, a* 20.6, b* 10.5. Its hue angle is 27° and its chroma is 23.2, 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 52%.
LRV 14.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.3, Fading Twilight is lighter than 13% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Fading Twilight
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toile Red | SW 0006 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Canyon Clay | SW 6054 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alaea | SW 7579 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Fading Twilight
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpe Diem | MQ1-16 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Red Willow | PPU1-09 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Red Willow | PPU1-9 | 1.57 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Red | HC-66 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Tawny Port | 1281 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hearth Red | 1295 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| St. George Red | CW-245 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Twilight Dreams | 049 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Southwest Pottery | 048 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Amaretto CSP-325 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Southwest Pottery 048 · lighter, LRV 16.6
- Walnut CW-240 · lighter, LRV 17.6
- Cherokee Brick 2082-30 · darker, LRV 13.4
- Barrett Brick CW-350 · darker, LRV 13.4
- Twilight Dreams 049 · darker, LRV 13.3
Colors that go with Fading Twilight
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- North Sea Green 2053-30 · complementary (180°)
- Vintage Claret 1364 · analogous (−30°)
- Hidden Valley 1134 · analogous (+30°)
- Balsam 567 · triadic (120°)
- Old Glory 811 · triadic (240°)
Fading Twilight vs popular colors
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 6.0) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 14.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 6.8) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 14.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 7.9) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 14.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.