Palace Arms Red (BM CW-255)
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Palace Arms Red (BM CW-255) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.4, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Palace Arms Red
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Palace Arms Red by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Palace Arms Red, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Fireweed | SW 6328 | 7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Posh Red | 1011-4 | 7 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Spiceberry | 1059-7 | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Palace Arms Red (LRV 9.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Palace Arms Red
Darker than Palace Arms Red
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-255 |
| Hex | #783C36 |
| RGB | 120, 60, 54 |
| HSL | 5°, 38%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.9, 25.5, 15.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palace Arms Red (BM CW-255), published as #783C36
#6B3435
#864435
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Palace Arms Red (BM CW-255)?
- Palace Arms Red has an LRV of 9.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Palace Arms Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Palace Arms Red in another brand?
- Red Pepper (Behr PPU2-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Palace Arms Red warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Palace Arms Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.