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Bold Brick SW 6327
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, Bold Brick sits at L* 45.7, a* 28.6, b* 18.3. Its hue angle is 33° and its chroma is 34.0, 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 71%.
LRV 15.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.0, Bold Brick is lighter than 19% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Bold Brick
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Sienna | 1203 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Baked Clay | 035 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Iron Ore Red | 2089-10 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Bold Brick
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spicy Cayenne | ICC-106 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Volcanic | ECC-62-3 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cajun Red | PPU2-15 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bravado Red | SW 6320 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Foxy | SW 6333 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rembrandt Ruby | SW 0033 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Adobe | SW 0040 | 4.43 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Toile Red | SW 0006 | 5.20 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Wild Poppy | SW 9694 | 5.57 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Foxy SW 6333 · lighter, LRV 17.0
- Roycroft Adobe SW 0040 · lighter, LRV 17.4
- Redbud SW 6312 · lighter, LRV 17.9
- Rembrandt Ruby SW 0033 · darker, LRV 12.7
- Toile Red SW 0006 · darker, LRV 12.3
- Spicy Hue SW 6342 · darker, LRV 12.1
Colors that go with Bold Brick
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Bold Brick:
- Accessible Beige SW 7036
- Stunning Shade SW 7082
- Intimate White SW 6322
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Intense Teal SW 6943 · complementary (180°)
- Ruby Shade SW 6572 · analogous (−30°)
- Leather Bound SW 6118 · analogous (+30°)
- Greenbelt SW 6927 · triadic (120°)
- Lupine SW 6810 · triadic (240°)
Bold Brick vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 5.4) is lighter (LRV 19.0 vs 15.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 6.8) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 15.0), more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 8.7) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 15.0), more green, more muted.