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Beetroot SW 9695
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, Beetroot sits at L* 32.9, a* 34.8, b* 15.3. Its hue angle is 24° and its chroma is 38.0, 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 82%.
LRV 7.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.5, Beetroot is lighter than 8% 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 Beetroot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomegranate | AF-295 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dinner Party | AF-300 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Raspberry Truffle | 2080-10 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Beetroot
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 Candle | PPH-73 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rojo Candela | PPH-73 (HISP) | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ripe Currant | PMD-22 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stolen Kiss | SW 7586 | 0.61 | Practically identical | |
| Wild Currant | SW 7583 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Salute | SW 7582 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Bay | SW 6321 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Luxurious Red | SW 6314 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crabby Apple | SW 7592 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Luxurious Red SW 6314 · lighter, LRV 8.5
- Red Bay SW 6321 · lighter, LRV 8.7
- Bolero SW 7600 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Crabby Apple SW 7592 · darker, LRV 6.6
- Borscht SW 7578 · darker, LRV 6.4
- Red Theatre SW 7584 · darker, LRV 6.2
Colors that go with Beetroot
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Really Teal SW 6489 · complementary (180°)
- Framboise SW 6566 · analogous (−30°)
- Roycroft Copper Red SW 2839 · analogous (+30°)
- Derbyshire SW 6741 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Grotto SW 2941 · triadic (240°)
Beetroot vs popular colors
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 3.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 4.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 5.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.