Dark Crimson

Behr

Color Code:M140-7
Hex Code:#761F3F
RGB:118, 31, 63
LRV (Light Reflectance Value):20.3
Category:red
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How Dark Crimson behaves on a wall

Behr publishes a light reflectance value of 20.3 for this shade. At LRV 20.3 this is a dark shade. It absorbs far more light than it gives back, which reads as depth in a bright room and as gloom in a north-facing one. Expect to prime if you are covering something much lighter. For trim that reads as a clear edge rather than a smudge, aim about 30 LRV points away — roughly LRV 50 and up. With 87 points between its strongest and weakest channel it holds a readable red cast, so it will not flatten into a neutral once it is on four walls. Order by the code, not the name, and put a test patch on the wall before you commit — a screen cannot show you how this shade behaves in your own light.

Dark Crimson equivalents in other paint brands

The closest color to Behr Dark Crimson from each brand we carry, measured with CIEDE2000 on the manufacturers' published color values. Below 1 the difference is practically invisible; below 2 you'd only notice it with the chips side by side. Screens and printed chips aren't paint, so compare real samples before you buy. In the Muro app you can put two of them on a photo of your own wall and look at them in your light.

BrandClosest colorΔE 2000
CaparolRAL 40042.3 Close
RAL ColorsClaret violet RAL 40043.5 Similar
Sikkens40043.6 Similar
DuluxMoroccan Velvet 23.6 Similar
BrilluxScala 33.18.273.9 Similar

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