FARROW & BALL · NO. 248

Farrow & Ball Incarnadine#A22D2D · LRV 7

Incarnadine reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 248 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL INCARNADINE

RGB 162, 45, 45 LRV 7

Color spec

Brand	Farrow & Ball
Name	Incarnadine
SKU	No. 248
Hex	#A22D2D
RGB	162, 45, 45
HSL	0°, 57%, 41%
LRV	7
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.

KOMPOZIT

Siren

SKU 1117 · #A22E34 · LRV 10

ΔE 2.17 (close)

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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 red from that brand.

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.33

All red at Backdrop →

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53

All red at Magnolia Home →

JG-32

#A62C29

Brave And Bold

ΔE 1.53 · LRV 10

JG-31

#AB3F38

Hopscotch

ΔE 4.28 · LRV 12

JG-25

#B5494B

Vine Ripened Tomato

ΔE 8.23 · LRV 15

JG-28

#85353D

Create

ΔE 8.58 · LRV 8

JG-30

#965147

Home At Last

ΔE 8.81 · LRV 13

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88

All red at Sherwin-Williams →

SW 6601

#A43834

Tanager

ΔE 2.17 · LRV 11

SW 7588

#A42E37

Show Stopper

ΔE 3.07 · LRV 10

SW 6594

#9D373C

Poinsettia

ΔE 4.04 · LRV 10

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88

All red at Valspar →

8001-9G

#A82E33

Très Bien

ΔE 1.88 · LRV 10

1009-2

#B0212A

Classic Red

ΔE 2.72 · LRV 10.5

V006-3

#AB3037

Planet Fever

ΔE 2.95 · LRV 11.1

M253

#9D363A

Pop of Poppy

ΔE 3.51 · LRV 10.1

P003

#A53143

Mad About You

ΔE 6.63 · LRV 10.6

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92

All red at Behr →

200D-7

#9B2B27

Rodeo Red

ΔE 1.92 · LRV 9

UL110-16

#A2393A

Bijou Red

ΔE 3.06 · LRV 11

S-H-210

#9D3123

New Penny

ΔE 3.89 · LRV 9

170D-7

#A12937

Farmhouse Red

ΔE 4.16 · LRV 9

UL100-7

#A23640

Geranium

ΔE 5.1 · LRV 11

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36

All red at Benjamin Moore →

2004-10

#A13830

Deep

ΔE 2.36 · LRV 11

CSP-1155

#AA3535

Hot

ΔE 2.48 · LRV 11

CSP-1195

#A12533

Flamenco

ΔE 3.58 · LRV 9

2007-10

#A43B2E

Smoldering

ΔE 3.84 · LRV 11

CC-66

#9D2F3C

Rapture

ΔE 5.25 · LRV 10

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61

All red at Dunn-Edwards →

DEA151

#AC3235

Red Ink

ΔE 2.61 · LRV 11

DEA106

#B33234

Red Contrast

ΔE 3.71 · LRV 12

DEA150

#A53B3D

Scarlet Past

ΔE 3.78 · LRV 11

DEA154

#A8453B

Red Revival

ΔE 5.35 · LRV 13

DEA102

#9F2D47

Crimson Strawberry

ΔE 9.16 · LRV 10

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.25

All red at PPG / Glidden →

1057-7

#A0403E

Burning Bush

ΔE 4.25 · LRV 11

1187-7

#AC3A3E

Red Gumball

ΔE 4.35 · LRV 12

13-16

#9D3E3F

Blaze

ΔE 4.51 · LRV 11

17-12

#A24041

Granada

ΔE 4.8 · LRV 12

1058-7

#9B423F

Autumn Ridge

ΔE 4.85 · LRV 11

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.7

All red at Clare →

PNT100-DP-67

#7C4D4C

Vintage

ΔE 12.7 · LRV 10

PNT100-DP-30

#9F605D

Big Apple

ΔE 13.46 · LRV 17

PNT100-DP-29

#BE5E56

Sriracha

ΔE 13.63 · LRV 20

PNT100-DP-53

#726460

Coffee Date

ΔE 21.69 · LRV 14

PNT100-DP-77

#604B56

Night Groove

ΔE 21.77 · LRV 8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A22D2D in HSL space. Pair Incarnadine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY

#A22D2D + #2DA2A2

TRIADIC

#A22D2D · #2DA22D · #2D2DA2

ANALOGOUS

#A22D68 · #A22D2D · #A2682D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white

7.12:1 AAA

Sample text on black

2.95:1 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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