Kirsch Red (SW 6313)
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Kirsch Red (SW 6313) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kirsch Red
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Kirsch 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 Kirsch 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 | Travers Red | CW-345 | 13.9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Crantini | PPU1-11 | 12.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Baked Bahama | 1006-3A | 14 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Roasted Pepper | 13-13 | 13 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Kirsch Red (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Kirsch Red
Darker than Kirsch Red
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6313 |
| Hex | #974953 |
| RGB | 151, 73, 83 |
| HSL | 352°, 35%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.2, 33.7, 9.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kirsch Red (SW 6313), published as #974953
#894151
#A65253
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kirsch Red (SW 6313)?
- Kirsch Red has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kirsch Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Kirsch Red in another brand?
- Crantini (Behr PPU1-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Kirsch Red warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Kirsch Red as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.5; 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.