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Red Bay SW 6321
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 Bay sits at L* 35.5, a* 37.0, b* 18.5. Its hue angle is 27° and its chroma is 41.4, 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 87%.
LRV 8.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.7, Red Bay is lighter than 9% 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 Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Truffle | 2080-10 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Pomegranate | AF-295 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Maple Leaf Red | 2084-20 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Red Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree | ECC-32-3 | 1.22 | Very close | |
| New Sled | HDC-WR15-12 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Cherry Tart | UL110-18 | 1.83 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolero | SW 7600 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Beetroot | SW 9695 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stolen Kiss | SW 7586 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Poinsettia | SW 6594 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Salute | SW 7582 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Luxurious Red | SW 6314 | 4.19 | 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
- Beetroot SW 9695 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Salute SW 7582 · darker, LRV 7.4
- Stolen Kiss SW 7586 · darker, LRV 7.3
Colors that go with Red Bay
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Red Bay:
- Alpaca SW 7022
- Indigo Batik SW 7602
- Intimate White SW 6322
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Really Teal SW 6489 · complementary (180°)
- Forward Fuchsia SW 6842 · analogous (−30°)
- Umber Rust SW 9100 · analogous (+30°)
- Derbyshire SW 6741 · triadic (120°)
- Hyper Blue SW 6965 · triadic (240°)
Red Bay vs popular colors
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 4.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 4.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 5.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.