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River Rouge SW 6026
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, River Rouge sits at L* 40.9, a* 12.6, b* 2.3. Its hue angle is 10° and its chroma is 12.8, so it leans pink clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 36%.
LRV 11.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.9, River Rouge is lighter than 14% 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 River Rouge
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinch of Spice | 1449 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Amazon Soil | 2115-30 | 3.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Love Affair | 1266 | 4.84 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to River Rouge
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czarina | MQ1-48 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Purplestone | 110F-6 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Japanese Maple | 120F-6 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Poetry Plum | SW 6019 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alaea | SW 7579 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bateau Brown | SW 6033 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Patchwork Plum | SW 0022 | 6.27 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Expressive Plum | SW 6271 | 6.33 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · lighter, LRV 15.6
- Plum Dandy SW 6284 · lighter, LRV 16.8
- Dutch Cocoa SW 6032 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Deep Maroon SW 0072 · darker, LRV 6.6
- Cordovan SW 6027 · darker, LRV 6.1
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · darker, LRV 6.0
Colors that go with River Rouge
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for River Rouge:
- Touch of Sand SW 9085
- Sommelier SW 7595
- Dreamy White SW 6021
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rookwood Sash Green SW 2810 · complementary (180°)
- Grape Harvest SW 6285 · analogous (−30°)
- Bateau Brown SW 6033 · analogous (+30°)
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · triadic (120°)
- Bunglehouse Blue SW 0048 · triadic (240°)
River Rouge vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 5.7) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 11.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 9.9) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 11.9), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 11.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.