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Carter Red CW-230
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, Carter Red sits at L* 55.7, a* 29.9, b* 22.6. Its hue angle is 37° and its chroma is 37.5, 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 69%.
LRV 24.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 24.4, Carter Red is lighter than 27% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Carter 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rojo Dust | SW 9006 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Clay | SW 9005 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Quite Coral | SW 6614 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Carter 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dash Of Curry | M170-6 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| November | HDC-FL14-2 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Coral | PPU1-05A | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Flower | 2090-40 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Pink Mix | 2089-30 | 1.87 | Very close | |
| Persimmon | 2088-40 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spiced Apple Cider | 1201 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lip Gloss | CSP-1160 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Badlands | 1293 | 3.10 | 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.
- Spiced Apple Cider 1201 · lighter, LRV 26.6
- Coral Bronze 1298 · lighter, LRV 26.1
- Claret CW-305 · lighter, LRV 26.1
- Canyon Rock CSP-1120 · darker, LRV 21.5
- Spoonful of Sugar 041 · darker, LRV 21.0
- Prairie Lily CC-98 · darker, LRV 20.6
Colors that go with Carter Red
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Meridian Blue 761 · complementary (180°)
- Wild Pink 2080-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Dark Mustard 2161-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Luck of the Irish 588 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Lapis 2067-40 · triadic (240°)
Carter Red vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 5.8) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 24.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 7.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 14.6) is darker (LRV 14.2 vs 24.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.