Cajun Red (SW 0008)
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Cajun Red (SW 0008) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cajun Red
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cajun Red by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cajun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Copper Clay | 2172-10 | 10.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Briquette | 190D-7 | 10.8 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Russet Red | 2011-7 | 12 | 5.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burled Redwood | 1067-7 | 11 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Cajun Red (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Cajun Red
Darker than Cajun Red
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0008 |
| Hex | #8D422F |
| RGB | 141, 66, 47 |
| HSL | 12°, 50%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.4, 30.3, 26.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cajun Red (SW 0008), published as #8D422F
#7F3A2E
#9B4B2E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cajun Red (SW 0008)?
- Cajun Red has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cajun Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cajun Red in another brand?
- Copper Clay (BM 2172-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cajun Red warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cajun Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.4; 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.