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King's Red CW-335
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, King's Red sits at L* 42.1, a* 39.9, b* 24.7. Its hue angle is 32° and its chroma is 47.0, 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 86%.
LRV 14.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.2, King's Red 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 King's 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rave Red | SW 6608 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antique Red | SW 7587 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tanager | SW 6601 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to King's 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato Slices | HDC-SM16-12 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Fire Cracker | PPU2-16 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Farmhouse Red | 170D-7 | 1.88 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhow Vermillion | CW-340 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Sangria | 2006-20 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Moroccan Red | 1309 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Tucson Red | 1300 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Northern Fire | CC-94 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shy Cherry | 2007-20 | 2.06 | 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.
- Baked Clay 035 · lighter, LRV 15.1
- Poppy 1315 · lighter, LRV 14.8
- Sultan's Palace 2081-20 · lighter, LRV 15.1
- Lyons Red CC-68 · darker, LRV 12.5
- Currant Red 1323 · darker, LRV 11.9
- Bonaparte CC-64 · darker, LRV 11.7
Colors that go with King's Red
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Venezuelan Sea 2054-30 · complementary (180°)
- Foxglove Bloom 2077-20 · analogous (−30°)
- Mexican Hot Chocolate CSP-1080 · analogous (+30°)
- Amazon Moss 2037-10 · triadic (120°)
- Paddington Blue 791 · triadic (240°)
King's Red vs popular colors
- Red (Benjamin Moore 2000-10, ΔE 7.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 7.4) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 14.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 7.7) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 14.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.