SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6868

Sherwin-Williams Real Red#A82F2A · LRV 9

Real Red reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6868 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS REAL RED

RGB 168, 47, 42 LRV 9

Color spec

Brand	Sherwin-Williams
Name	Real Red
SKU	SW 6868
Hex	#A82F2A
RGB	168, 47, 42
HSL	2°, 60%, 41%
LRV	9
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 3.99 (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 red from that brand.

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77

All red at Magnolia Home →

JG-32

#A62C29

Brave And Bold

ΔE 0.77 · LRV 10

JG-31

#AB3F38

Hopscotch

ΔE 3.47 · LRV 12

JG-25

#B5494B

Vine Ripened Tomato

ΔE 8.08 · LRV 15

JG-30

#965147

Home At Last

ΔE 8.83 · LRV 13

JG-36

#A45436

On Bosque

ΔE 10.34 · LRV 14

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2

All red at Benjamin Moore →

2004-10

#A13830

Deep

ΔE 2 · LRV 11

2007-10

#A43B2E

Smoldering

ΔE 2.5 · LRV 11

CSP-1155

#AA3535

Hot

ΔE 2.62 · LRV 11

CSP-1195

#A12533

Flamenco

ΔE 5.52 · LRV 9

CC-68

#A73942

Lyons

ΔE 6.43 · LRV 12

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.23

All red at Backdrop →

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57

All red at Valspar →

1009-2

#B0212A

Classic Red

ΔE 2.57 · LRV 10.5

8001-9G

#A82E33

Très Bien

ΔE 3.06 · LRV 10

V006-3

#AB3037

Planet Fever

ΔE 3.89 · LRV 11.1

V008-3

#A23D28

Cinnamon Sunset

ΔE 4.42 · LRV 11.2

M253

#9D363A

Pop of Poppy

ΔE 5.17 · LRV 10.1

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.86

All red at Behr →

170B-7

#AE1B27

Red Tomato

ΔE 2.86 · LRV 10

S-H-210

#9D3123

New Penny

ΔE 3.01 · LRV 9

UL110-6

#AA3739

Indiscreet

ΔE 3.63 · LRV 12

UL110-16

#A2393A

Bijou Red

ΔE 4.16 · LRV 11

S-H-240

#A3391E

Falling Leaves

ΔE 5.73 · LRV 11

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.96

All red at Dunn-Edwards →

DEA151

#AC3235

Red Ink

ΔE 2.96 · LRV 11

DEA106

#B33234

Red Contrast

ΔE 3.13 · LRV 12

DEA153

#AF413B

Glitzy Red

ΔE 4.34 · LRV 13

DEA154

#A8453B

Red Revival

ΔE 4.57 · LRV 13

DEA150

#A53B3D

Scarlet Past

ΔE 4.65 · LRV 11

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.04

All red at PPG / Glidden →

1190-7

#AA423A

Rum Punch

ΔE 4.04 · LRV 13

1187-7

#AC3A3E

Red Gumball

ΔE 4.85 · LRV 12

1057-7

#A0403E

Burning Bush

ΔE 4.94 · LRV 11

17-12

#A24041

Granada

ΔE 5.63 · LRV 12

13-16

#9D3E3F

Blaze

ΔE 5.66 · LRV 11

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.45

All red at Farrow & Ball →

NO. 212

#B64F48

Blazer

ΔE 8.22 · LRV 16

NO. 96

#994A50

Radicchio

ΔE 10.25 · LRV 12

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.83

All red at Clare →

PNT100-DP-29

#BE5E56

Sriracha

ΔE 12.83 · LRV 20

PNT100-DP-30

#9F605D

Big Apple

ΔE 13.48 · LRV 17

PNT100-DP-67

#7C4D4C

Vintage

ΔE 13.67 · LRV 10

PNT100-DP-53

#726460

Coffee Date

ΔE 21.87 · LRV 14

PNT100-DP-77

#604B56

Night Groove

ΔE 22.96 · LRV 8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A82F2A in HSL space. Pair Real Red with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY

#A82F2A + #2AA3A8

TRIADIC

#A82F2A · #2AA82F · #2F2AA8

ANALOGOUS

#A82A64 · #A82F2A · #A86E2A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white

6.76:1 AA

Sample text on black

3.11:1 AA Large

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

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