Borscht (SW 7578)
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Borscht (SW 7578) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Borscht
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Borscht 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 Borscht, 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 | Raisin Torte | 2083-10 | 7.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cranberry | UL100-4 | 7.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Jazzy Red | 1009-6 | 7 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Merlot | 13-04 | 8 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Borscht (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Borscht
Darker than Borscht
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7578 |
| Hex | #72353D |
| RGB | 114, 53, 61 |
| HSL | 352°, 37%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.6, 27.7, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Borscht (SW 7578), published as #72353D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Borscht (SW 7578)?
- Borscht has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Borscht is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Borscht in another brand?
- Raisin Torte (BM 2083-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Borscht warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Borscht as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.