Selected color
Red Licorice
PPG · PPG1186-7
Red Licorice is a dark, bright, candy apple red with a ruby undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a bedroom. Pair it with a tinted pink white.
- Hex
- #A83E4Cpublished
- LRV
- 12published
- Status
- Current
Published digital swatch. Manufacturer-published LRV.
Compared with CIEDE2000
Closest matches in other brands
One closest active color per manufacturer
12 closest brand matches loaded.
Red LicoriceGlidden · PPG1186-7ΔE 0.00indistinguishableLRV 12.29Nearly the same lightness.
Nearly the same lightness.
My ValentineBenjamin Moore · 1330ΔE 0.80indistinguishableLRV 12.98Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
FloriographyDunn-Edwards · DET410ΔE 1.40near-exactLRV 12Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Rectory RedFarrow & Ball · No.217ΔE 1.80near-exactLRV 11.55The candidate is darker, more muted.
The candidate is darker, more muted.
Cherries JubileeSherwin-Williams · SW 6862ΔE 1.92near-exactLRV 12.4Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Rubyshire RedDutch Boy · 204-6DBΔE 2.14very closeLRV 13The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Fire-Breathing DragonValspar · 8001-6GΔE 2.44very closeLRV 11The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Timeless RubyBehr · HDC-CL-01ΔE 2.90very closeLRV 11The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
ImpulsiveHGTV Home · HGSW2042ΔE 4.45closeLRV 12The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
LIPSTICK ON THE MIRRORBackdrop · LIPSTICK ON THE MIRRORΔE 4.57closeLRV 10.58The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
Vine Ripened TomatoMagnolia Home · JG-25ΔE 6.30noticeably differentLRV 15.72The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.7 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.7 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.
Big AppleClare · Big AppleΔE 8.67noticeably differentLRV 8.7The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.3 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.3 points lower.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.