Red paint colors
Top picks for red
6 editor's picksEditor's picks + the named red every designer roundup features. Each card links to a single-color reference or full brand guide.
More red shades
10 variantsDrill into shade variants — modifier-specific bands (light, deep, muted) and named in-between shades each link to their own hub with cross-brand matches.
Red at every US brand
10 brands · 5 picks each5 picks per brand spread across the LRV range, drawn from each brand's full red lineup. Tap any swatch for its single-color spec; tap the brand title for the brand's complete deck.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Clare
Top Kompozit red
44 in deckKompozit's deck has 44 colors that match the red band. The 5 below are spread across the LRV range — pick a darkness, hit Amazon for the can.
Red in real rooms
4 roomsCurated picks per room with cross-brand matches at every major US brand.
About red
Red is divisive as a wall color, which is exactly why it works so well in the right room — a dining room, a powder room, or a single accent on cabinetry. The family splits into three practical groups: bright reds (crimson, vermilion), deep wine-toned burgundies, and brick reds that lean warmer and earthier.
The picks below cover all three. Use deep reds in rooms with strong evening light — they bloom in incandescent and warm-LED. Bright reds need either ample daylight or balancing white trim. Pale pink-leaning reds live in the Pink family; warm earth-reds drift toward Orange and Brown.