Red Theatre (SW 7584)
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Red Theatre (SW 7584) 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 Red Theatre
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Red Theatre 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 Theatre, 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Tuscan Russet | UL110-1 | 7.2 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Posh Red | 1011-4 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bordeaux | 1055-7 | 8 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Red Theatre (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Theatre
Darker than Red Theatre
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7584 |
| Hex | #6E3637 |
| RGB | 110, 54, 55 |
| HSL | 359°, 34%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.0, 24.9, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Theatre (SW 7584), published as #6E3637
#612E36
#7C3E37
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Theatre (SW 7584)?
- Red Theatre has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Red Theatre is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Theatre in another brand?
- Posh Red (Valspar 1011-4) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Red Theatre warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Red Theatre as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.