Red Barn (SW 7591)
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Red Barn (SW 7591) 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 Barn
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Red Barn 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 Barn, 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 | Redwood | ES-20 | 9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Sly Fox | S-H-160 | 9.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Chocolate Cherry | 2003-7A | 11 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Spiceberry | 1059-7 | 9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Red Barn (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Barn
Darker than Red Barn
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7591 |
| Hex | #7C453D |
| RGB | 124, 69, 61 |
| HSL | 8°, 34%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.8, 22.7, 15.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Barn (SW 7591), published as #7C453D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Barn (SW 7591)?
- Red Barn 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 Barn is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Barn in another brand?
- Sweet Spiceberry (PPG 1059-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Red Barn warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Red Barn as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.1; 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.