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Behr Raw Cinnabar#7C3E3A · LRV 8

Raw Cinnabar reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr UL110-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR RAW CINNABAR
RGB 124, 62, 58 LRV 8

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Raw Cinnabar
SKU UL110-2
Hex #7C3E3A
RGB 124, 62, 58
HSL 4°, 36%, 36%
LRV 8
Undertone red / warm
Family Brown

About Behr Raw Cinnabar

At LRV 8, Raw Cinnabar is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Raw Cinnabar earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Monterey Chestnut
SKU 0123 · #7D4235 · LRV 9
ΔE 3.79 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 brown from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
CW-255
#783C36
Palace Arms Red
ΔE 1.31 · LRV
CC-62
#783934
Sundried Tomato
ΔE 1.66 · LRV
ES-22
#76403F
Barn Red
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 0
2084-10
#793B31
Brick Red
ΔE 2.83 · LRV
2005-10
#7C3E32
Red Rock
ΔE 3.35 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All brown at Valspar →
1008-7A
#7B433D
Red Henna
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 8.5
V080-6
#703D3D
Molten Sulphur
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 7.1
T503
#78363C
Fire Agate
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 7
2003-7A
#7B4232
Chocolate Cherry
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 8.3
8002-12G
#7F3D29
Smoked Paprika
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 8

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.34
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1056-7
#86423E
Brick Dust
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 9
1059-7
#7B453E
Sweet Spiceberry
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 9
1055-7
#774041
Bordeaux
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 8
1052-7
#813E45
Ruby Lips
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 9
13-04
#723F45
Merlot
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 8

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.41
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA149
#85443F
Spiced Berry
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 9
DEA147
#763B42
Garnet Evening
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 7
DE6028
#734A45
Dark Ruby
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 9
DEA148
#6B443D
Sunken Ship
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 8
DEC705
#784D4C
Burnt Crimson
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 10

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.59
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7591
#7C453D
Red Barn
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 9
SW 6328
#7B3730
Fireweed
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 7
SW 7582
#803532
Salute
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 7
SW 6335
#83382A
Fired Brick
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 8
SW 2839
#7B3728
Roycroft Copper Red
ΔE 5.29 · LRV 7

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.5
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-SB
#7C2F2A
Stage Beauty
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 5
BD-PR
#A22D31
Punk Rock
ΔE 8.84 · LRV 8
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 12.92 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 15.93 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 15.93 · LRV 14

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.76
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-28
#85353D
Create
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 8
JG-29
#702F34
By The Fireplace
ΔE 5.32 · LRV 6
JG-30
#965147
Home At Last
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 13
JG-171
#664840
Mountain Currant
ΔE 8.92 · LRV 8
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 12.72 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.48
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 5.48 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 14.27 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-53
#726460
Coffee Date
ΔE 17.28 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 20.62 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 21.38 · LRV 6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.05
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 43
#8F4E4D
Eating Room Red
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 12
NO. 297
#6D4247
Preference Red
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 8
NO. 96
#994A50
Radicchio
ΔE 7.8 · LRV 12
NO. 248
#A04344
Incarnadine
ΔE 7.83 · LRV 12
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 10.12 · LRV 6

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Raw Cinnabar within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPU2-02
Red Pepper
LRV 8
UL110-21
Dozen Roses
LRV 8
S180-7
True Copper
LRV 8
HDC-CL-11
January Garnet
LRV 8
S210-7
October Leaves
LRV 8
PPU1-13
Spiced Wine
LRV 9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7C3E3A in HSL space. Pair Raw Cinnabar with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7C3E3A + #3A787C
TRIADIC
#7C3E3A · #3A7C3E · #3E3A7C
ANALOGOUS
#7C3A57 · #7C3E3A · #7C5F3A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
8.05:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.61:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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