Rookwood Dark Red (SW 2801)
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Rookwood Dark Red (SW 2801) is a very deep, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 3, so it reflects about 3 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Dark Red
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Dark Red by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Rookwood Dark 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 | Bewitched | CSP-450 | 6.4 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Divine Wine | PPU1-02 | 5.9 | 6.9 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Ancient Burgundy | 1011-6 | 5 | 6.4 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Gooseberry | 1048-7 | 7 | 8.1 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2801 |
| Hex | #4B2929 |
| RGB | 75, 41, 41 |
| HSL | 0°, 29%, 23% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 21.0, 15.9, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Dark Red (SW 2801), published as #4B2929
#3E2128
#583129
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Dark Red (SW 2801)?
- Rookwood Dark Red has an LRV of 3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Dark Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Dark Red in another brand?
- Bewitched (BM CSP-450) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Rookwood Dark Red warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Dark Red as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.