Wild Currant (SW 7583)
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Wild Currant (SW 7583) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Currant
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wild Currant 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 Wild Currant, 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 | Dinner Party | AF-300 | 8.4 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dark Crimson | M140-7 | 8.5 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Heirloom Red | 1010-3 | 7 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ruby Lips | 1052-7 | 9 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Wild Currant (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Currant
Darker than Wild Currant
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7583 |
| Hex | #7C3239 |
| RGB | 124, 50, 57 |
| HSL | 354°, 43%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.5, 32.8, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Currant (SW 7583), published as #7C3239
#6F2A38
#8A3A39
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Currant (SW 7583)?
- Wild Currant has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Currant is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Currant in another brand?
- Heirloom Red (Valspar 1010-3) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Wild Currant warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wild Currant as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.