Ruby Shade (SW 6572)
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Ruby Shade (SW 6572) is a very deep, neutral red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ruby Shade
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ruby Shade 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 Ruby Shade, 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 | Fashion Rose | 1356 | 17 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Cran Brook | 110B-6 | 15.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Deep Sunset | 1005-3A | 17 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Heart's Content | 1050-6 | 16 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Ruby Shade (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Ruby Shade
Darker than Ruby Shade
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6572 |
| Hex | #A2566F |
| RGB | 162, 86, 111 |
| HSL | 340°, 31%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.3, 34.2, -0.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ruby Shade (SW 6572), published as #A2566F
#934D6D
#B15F6F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ruby Shade (SW 6572)?
- Ruby Shade has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ruby Shade is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ruby Shade in another brand?
- Cran Brook (Behr 110B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ruby Shade warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ruby Shade as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.1; 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.