Backdrop Bahaus#A82F31 · LRV 8
Why this color. Saturated red Backdrop markets for bold accent walls and front doors.
Bahaus reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Backdrop BD-BH actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Backdrop |
| Name | Bahaus |
| SKU | BD-BH |
| Hex | #A82F31 |
| RGB | 168, 47, 49 |
| HSL | 359°, 56%, 42% |
| LRV | 8 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Red |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all red from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Magnolia Home
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A82F31 in HSL space. Pair Bahaus with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.