Red Licorice (PPG 1186-7)
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Red Licorice (PPG 1186-7) is a very deep, warm red from PPG Paints: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Red Licorice
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Red Licorice by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Red Licorice, 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 | Cherries Jubilee | SW 6862 | 12 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | My Valentine | 1330 | 13 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Frosted Pomgranate | 140B-7 | 12.7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Bright Red | 1010-2 | 13 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Red Licorice (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Licorice
Darker than Red Licorice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1186-7 |
| Hex | #A83E4C |
| RGB | 168, 62, 76 |
| HSL | 352°, 46%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.7, 44.6, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Licorice (PPG 1186-7), published as #A83E4C
#9A354B
#B7474C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Licorice (PPG 1186-7)?
- Red Licorice has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Red Licorice is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Licorice in another brand?
- My Valentine (BM 1330) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Red Licorice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Red Licorice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.