Rookwood Red (SW 2802)
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Rookwood Red (SW 2802) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Red
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood 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 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 | Cottage Red | HC-184 | 6.7 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cimarron | BXC-69 | 6.7 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spanish Tile | 1010-5 | 6 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burgundy Wine | 1053-7 | 7 | 5.2 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Rookwood Red (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Rookwood Red
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2802 |
| Hex | #622F2D |
| RGB | 98, 47, 45 |
| HSL | 2°, 37%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.2, 22.8, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Red (SW 2802), published as #622F2D
#55272C
#6F372C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Red (SW 2802)?
- Rookwood Red has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Red in another brand?
- Cottage Red (BM HC-184) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.9 (noticeably different).
- Is Rookwood Red warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.