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Red Prairie SW 2916
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, Red Prairie sits at L* 35.7, a* 35.0, b* 28.5. Its hue angle is 39° and its chroma is 45.1, 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 89%.
LRV 0.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 0.0, Red Prairie is lighter than 0% 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 Red Prairie
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 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Oxide | 2088-10 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tea | 2091-10 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Red Prairie
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 | 4.51 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Autumn Maple | PMD-21 | 4.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Morocco Red | PPU2-17 | 4.68 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Paver | SW 7599 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cajun Red | SW 0008 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fired Brick | SW 6335 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flower Pot | SW 6334 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chinese Red | SW 0057 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Roycroft Copper Red | SW 2839 | 4.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Brick Paver SW 7599 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Poinsettia SW 6594 · lighter, LRV 10.3
- Flower Pot SW 6334 · lighter, LRV 10.3
- Fired Brick SW 6335 · darker, LRV 7.9
- Salute SW 7582 · darker, LRV 7.4
- Fireweed SW 6328 · darker, LRV 7.2
Colors that go with Red Prairie
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Red Prairie:
- Panda White SW 6147
- Urban Putty SW 7532
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°)
Red Prairie vs popular colors
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 5.6) is lighter (LRV 8.9 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 8.8 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.