Clare Bowie#A22D31 · LRV 8
Why this color. Saturated deep red; Clare's signature dramatic accent color.
Bowie reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Clare Clare 21 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Clare |
| Name | Bowie |
| SKU | Clare 21 |
| Hex | #A22D31 |
| RGB | 162, 45, 49 |
| HSL | 358°, 57%, 41% |
| 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.
Backdrop
Sherwin-Williams
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Magnolia Home
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A22D31 in HSL space. Pair Bowie 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.