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Cajun Red SW 0008
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, Cajun Red sits at L* 37.4, a* 30.3, b* 26.4. Its hue angle is 41° and its chroma is 40.2, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 96%.
LRV 9.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.7, Cajun Red is lighter than 11% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cajun 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Clay | 2172-10 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Tea | 2091-10 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Toasted Chestnut | 2174-10 | 1.81 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cajun 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briquette | 190D-7 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| New Brick | S-H-200 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spiced Red | QE-14 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Paver | SW 7599 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Red Prairie | SW 2916 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flower Pot | SW 6334 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spicy Hue | SW 6342 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fired Brick | SW 6335 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clay Pot | SW 2917 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rave Red SW 6608 · lighter, LRV 11.0
- Chinese Red SW 0057 · lighter, LRV 11.0
- Sierra Redwood SW 7598 · lighter, LRV 11.9
- Fired Brick SW 6335 · darker, LRV 7.9
- Beetroot SW 9695 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Salute SW 7582 · darker, LRV 7.4
Colors that go with Cajun Red
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cajun Red:
- Urbane Bronze SW 7048
- Cork Wedge SW 7539
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mosaic Tile SW 2938 · complementary (180°)
- Cerise SW 6580 · analogous (−30°)
- Über Umber SW 9107 · analogous (+30°)
- Greens SW 6748 · triadic (120°)
- Frank Blue SW 6967 · triadic (240°)
Cajun Red vs popular colors
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 4.8) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 9.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 4.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 7.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.