Chinese Red (SW 0057)
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Chinese Red (SW 0057) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chinese Red
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chinese 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 Chinese 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 | Cochineal Red | CW-330 | 12.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Fire Cracker | PPU2-16 | 11.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Russet Red | 2011-7 | 12 | 5.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Rum Punch | 1190-7 | 13 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Chinese Red (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Chinese Red
Darker than Chinese Red
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0057 |
| Hex | #9E3E33 |
| RGB | 158, 62, 51 |
| HSL | 6°, 51%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.5, 39.2, 27.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chinese Red (SW 0057), published as #9E3E33
#903532
#AC4732
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chinese Red (SW 0057)?
- Chinese Red has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chinese Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chinese Red in another brand?
- Cochineal Red (BM CW-330) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chinese Red warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chinese Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.2; 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.