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Burgundy SW 6300
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated pink (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Burgundy sits at L* 27.8, a* 22.9, b* 2.8. Its hue angle is 7° and its chroma is 23.1, so it reads as an outright pink rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 45%.
LRV 5.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.4, Burgundy is lighter than 5% 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 Burgundy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radicchio | CC-32 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Dark Burgundy | 2075-10 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cascabel Chile | CSP-445 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Burgundy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Cranberry | BXC-90 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Imperial Jewel | T14-11 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Vin Rouge | 110D-7 | 4.29 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Wine | SW 6307 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Borscht | SW 7578 | 4.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Deep Maroon | SW 0072 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Wine Country | SW 2901 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Merlot | SW 2704 | 5.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cordovan | SW 6027 | 5.37 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Red Theatre SW 7584 · lighter, LRV 6.2
- Borscht SW 7578 · lighter, LRV 6.4
- Deep Maroon SW 0072 · lighter, LRV 6.6
- Merlot SW 2704 · darker, LRV 4.4
- Wine Country SW 2901 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Rookwood Dark Red SW 2801 · darker, LRV 3.2
Colors that go with Burgundy
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Burgundy:
- Creamy SW 7012
- Silvermist SW 7621
- Ibis White SW 7000
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Peacock SW 0064 · complementary (180°)
- Mature Grape SW 6286 · analogous (−30°)
- Fiery Brown SW 6055 · analogous (+30°)
- Greenhouse SW 2933 · triadic (120°)
- Loyal Blue SW 6510 · triadic (240°)
Burgundy vs popular colors
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 5.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 7.9) is lighter (LRV 9.8 vs 5.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 11.4) is lighter (LRV 8.9 vs 5.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.