Red Bay (SW 6321)
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Red Bay (SW 6321) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Red Bay
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Red Bay 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 Red Bay, 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 | Raspberry Truffle | 2080-10 | 10 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cherry Tree | ECC-32-3 | 9.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cut Ruby | 1009-4 | 9 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Apple-a-day | 1051-7 | 10 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Red Bay (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Bay
Darker than Red Bay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6321 |
| Hex | #8E3738 |
| RGB | 142, 55, 56 |
| HSL | 359°, 44%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.5, 37.0, 18.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Bay (SW 6321), published as #8E3738
#802E37
#9C4037
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Bay (SW 6321)?
- Red Bay has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Red Bay is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Bay in another brand?
- Raspberry Truffle (BM 2080-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Red Bay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Red Bay as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.5; 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.