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Chinese Red SW 0057
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, Chinese Red sits at L* 39.5, a* 39.2, b* 27.2. Its hue angle is 35° and its chroma is 47.7, 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 95%.
LRV 11.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.0, Chinese Red is lighter than 13% 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 Chinese 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochineal Red | CW-330 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Deep Rose | 2004-10 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Smoldering Red | 2007-10 | 1.71 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Chinese 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Cracker | PPU2-16 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Antique Red | S-H-190 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Morocco Red | PPU2-17 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rave Red | SW 6608 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Tanager | SW 6601 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brick Paver | SW 7599 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flower Pot | SW 6334 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bolero | SW 7600 | 3.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antique Red | SW 7587 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Lusty Red SW 6863 · lighter, LRV 12.6
- Gypsy Red SW 6865 · lighter, LRV 12.9
- Red Obsession SW 7590 · lighter, LRV 12.9
- Cajun Red SW 0008 · darker, LRV 9.7
- Bolero SW 7600 · darker, LRV 9.1
- Red Prairie SW 2916 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Chinese Red
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Chinese Red:
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°)
- Carmel SW 2921 · analogous (+30°)
- Greenbelt SW 6927 · triadic (120°)
- Hyper Blue SW 6965 · triadic (240°)
Chinese Red vs popular colors
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 11.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 6.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 6.9) is darker (LRV 8.8 vs 11.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink.