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Rustic Red SW 7593
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, Rustic Red sits at L* 29.1, a* 26.6, b* 18.8. Its hue angle is 35° and its chroma is 32.6, 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 93%.
LRV 5.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.8, Rustic Red 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 Rustic 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carriage Red | CW-250 | 0.44 | Practically identical | |
| Arroyo Red | 2085-10 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Country Redwood | HC-183 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rustic 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Red | BXC-76 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Red Pepper | PPU2-2 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabby Apple | SW 7592 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fireweed | SW 6328 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Copper Red | SW 2839 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sun Dried Tomato | SW 7585 | 4.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Salute | SW 7582 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fired Brick | SW 6335 | 4.61 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Wild Currant SW 7583 · lighter, LRV 6.9
- Roycroft Copper Red SW 2839 · lighter, LRV 7.0
- Fireweed SW 6328 · lighter, LRV 7.2
- Sun Dried Tomato SW 7585 · darker, LRV 4.9
- Rookwood Red SW 2802 · darker, LRV 4.8
Colors that go with Rustic Red
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rustic Red:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Cityscape SW 7067
- Creamy SW 7012
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Oceanside SW 6496 · complementary (180°)
- Elderberry SW 2902 · analogous (−30°)
- Sturdy Brown SW 6097 · analogous (+30°)
- Perennial Green SW 2932 · triadic (120°)
- Honorable Blue SW 6811 · triadic (240°)
Rustic Red vs popular colors
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 4.6) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 5.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 5.5) is lighter (LRV 8.9 vs 5.8), more blue/cool.
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 8.8 vs 5.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.