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Parisian Red® CSP-1170
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, Parisian Red® sits at L* 32.0, a* 26.7, b* 15.1. Its hue angle is 30° and its chroma is 30.7, 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 80%.
LRV 8.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.9, Parisian Red® is lighter than 5% 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 Parisian Red®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabby Apple | SW 7592 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Fireweed | SW 6328 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Salute | SW 7582 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Parisian Red®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pepper | PPU2-2 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Raw Cinnabar | UL110-2 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundried Tomato | CC-62 | 0.52 | Practically identical | |
| Palace Arms Red | CW-255 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Dinner Party | AF-300 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Arroyo Red | 2085-10 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brick Red | 2084-10 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Barn Red | ES-22 | 2.98 | 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.
- Beaver Brown 2104-20 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Clydesdale Brown 2092-10 · lighter, LRV 9.2
- Pomegranate AF-295 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Carriage Red CW-250 · darker, LRV 7.7
- Country Redwood HC-183 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Cottage Red HC-184 · darker, LRV 6.7
Colors that go with Parisian Red®
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Beau Green 2054-20 · complementary (180°)
- Dark Burgundy 2075-10 · analogous (−30°)
- Seed Brown 2096-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Rainforest Foliage 2040-10 · triadic (120°)
- Laura Bay 2064-20 · triadic (240°)
Parisian Red® vs popular colors
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 2.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 3.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 6.1) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 8.9), more yellow/warm, more green.