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Palace Arms Red CW-255
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, Palace Arms Red sits at L* 32.9, a* 25.5, b* 15.6. Its hue angle is 32° and its chroma is 29.9, 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 9.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.4, Palace Arms Red is lighter than 6% 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 Palace Arms 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireweed | SW 6328 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crabby Apple | SW 7592 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Barn | SW 7591 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Palace Arms 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 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Florence Red | BXC-76 | 1.43 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundried Tomato | CC-62 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Parisian Red® | CSP-1170 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Brick Red | 2084-10 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Arroyo Red | 2085-10 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Redwood | ES-20 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Rock | 2005-10 | 2.64 | 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.
- Burnt Cinnamon 2094-10 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Redwood ES-20 · lighter, LRV 8.9
- Pottery Red 2085-20 · lighter, LRV 9.8
- Charlton Brown CW-265 · darker, LRV 8.3
- Cascabel Chile CSP-445 · darker, LRV 8.3
- Arroyo Red 2085-10 · darker, LRV 7.4
Colors that go with Palace Arms 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°)
- Cranberry Cocktail 2083-20 · analogous (−30°)
- Cordwainer 2164-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Buffett Green CW-535 · triadic (120°)
- Laura Bay 2064-20 · triadic (240°)
Palace Arms Red vs popular colors
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 2.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 3.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 5.1) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 9.4), more yellow/warm, more green.