Cut Ruby (Valspar 1009-4)
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Cut Ruby (Valspar 1009-4) is a very deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cut Ruby
Three Valspar colors picked for Cut Ruby by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cut Ruby, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Red Bay | SW 6321 | 9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pomegranate | AF-295 | 10.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ripe Currant | PMD-22 | 9 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Apple-a-day | 1051-7 | 10 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Cut Ruby (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Cut Ruby
Darker than Cut Ruby
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1009-4 |
| Hex | #8C363B |
| RGB | 140, 54, 59 |
| HSL | 357°, 44%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.1, 37.0, 15.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cut Ruby (Valspar 1009-4), published as #8C363B
#7E2E3A
#9A3F3A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cut Ruby (Valspar 1009-4)?
- Cut Ruby has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cut Ruby is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cut Ruby in another brand?
- Pomegranate (BM AF-295) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cut Ruby warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cut Ruby as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.9; 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.