Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Royal Garnet |
| SKU | 1011-5 |
| Hex | #5C2126 |
| RGB | 92, 33, 38 |
| HSL | 355°, 47%, 25% |
| LRV | 3.5 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Red |
About Valspar Royal Garnet
At LRV 3.5, Royal Garnet 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.
Royal Garnet earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Reds bring energy and appetite, classic in dining rooms and front doors.
Closest matches by brand
6 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all red from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Dutch Boy
C2 Paint
Annie Sloan
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Royal Garnet within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #5C2126 in HSL space. Pair Royal Garnet 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.
Valspar Royal Garnet Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Royal Garnet from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar 1011-5 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Royal Garnet
Behr has no exact twin of Royal Garnet. The nearest is Cimarron (BXC-69) at ΔE 4.06 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 4 vs 3.5). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Cimarron swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Royal Garnet
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Royal Garnet. The nearest is Crimson Red (302-7DB) at ΔE 4.22 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 4 vs 3.5). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Crimson Red swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Royal Garnet
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Royal Garnet. The nearest is Heirloom Tomato (BD63) at ΔE 4.8 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 4 vs 3.5). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Heirloom Tomato swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Royal Garnet
At Annie Sloan, the closest color to Royal Garnet is Burgundy (BURGUNDY) — very close at ΔE 3.23, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 5 vs 3.5) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Burgundy swatch →