River Rouge (SW 6026)
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River Rouge (SW 6026) is a very deep, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with River Rouge
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for River Rouge by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 River Rouge, 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 | Pinch of Spice | 1449 | 14.6 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Czarina | MQ1-48 | 11.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Earth | 1004-7A | 10 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Old Burgundy | 13-05 | 13 | 6.1 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to River Rouge (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than River Rouge
Darker than River Rouge
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6026 |
| Hex | #76595D |
| RGB | 118, 89, 93 |
| HSL | 352°, 14%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.9, 12.6, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
River Rouge (SW 6026), published as #76595D
#67505B
#85625D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of River Rouge (SW 6026)?
- River Rouge has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so River Rouge is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to River Rouge in another brand?
- Czarina (Behr MQ1-48) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is River Rouge warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists River Rouge as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.