Cinnabar (PPG 1065-6)
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Cinnabar (PPG 1065-6) is a very deep, warm red from PPG Paints: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cinnabar
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cinnabar by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cinnabar, 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 | Roycroft Adobe | SW 0040 | 17 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Colonial Brick | 2093-30 | 19.6 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Chimayo Red | QE-04 | 18.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kitchen Tile Red | 2002-5B | 21 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Cinnabar (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Cinnabar
Darker than Cinnabar
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1065-6 |
| Hex | #AE6456 |
| RGB | 174, 100, 86 |
| HSL | 10°, 35%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.4, 28.3, 20.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cinnabar (PPG 1065-6), published as #AE6456
#A05B55
#BD6D55
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cinnabar (PPG 1065-6)?
- Cinnabar has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cinnabar is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cinnabar in another brand?
- Colonial Brick (BM 2093-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cinnabar warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cinnabar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.9; 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.