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Antique Red SW 7587
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, Antique Red sits at L* 41.1, a* 37.7, b* 20.1. Its hue angle is 28° and its chroma is 42.7, 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 81%.
LRV 11.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.9, Antique Red 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 Antique Red
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaparte | CC-64 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Moroccan Red | 1309 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Currant Red | 1323 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Antique Red
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red My Mind | MQ1-10 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| No More Drama | P140-7 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Tomato Slices | HDC-SM16-12 | 1.61 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinsettia | SW 6594 | 3.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rave Red | SW 6608 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rembrandt Ruby | SW 0033 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tanager | SW 6601 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bravado Red | SW 6320 | 3.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chinese Red | SW 0057 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bravado Red SW 6320 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Red Tomato SW 6607 · lighter, LRV 14.4
- Bold Brick SW 6327 · lighter, LRV 15.0
- Flower Pot SW 6334 · darker, LRV 10.3
- Radish SW 6861 · darker, LRV 10.2
- Poinsettia SW 6594 · darker, LRV 10.3
Colors that go with Antique Red
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Antique Red:
- Moderate White SW 6140
- Thatch Brown SW 6145
- Intimate White SW 6322
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · complementary (180°)
- Dynamo SW 6841 · analogous (−30°)
- Carmel SW 2921 · analogous (+30°)
- Greenbelt SW 6927 · triadic (120°)
- Hyper Blue SW 6965 · triadic (240°)
Antique Red vs popular colors
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 11.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 6.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 8.0) is darker (LRV 8.8 vs 11.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.