Red Ink

Dunn-Edwards

Color Code:DEA151
Hex Code:#AC3235
RGB:172, 50, 53
LRV (Light Reflectance Value):29.9
Category:red
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How Red Ink behaves on a wall

Dunn-Edwards publishes a light reflectance value of 29.9 for this shade. At LRV 29.9 this sits mid-scale — dark enough to hold its own against white trim, light enough not to close a room in. Mid-tones shift the most between daylight and lamplight, so check it at both ends of the day. For trim that reads as a clear edge rather than a smudge, aim about 30 LRV points away — roughly LRV 60 and up. With 122 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.

Red Ink equivalents in other paint brands

The closest color to Dunn-Edwards Red Ink 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
Benjamin MooreHot Tamale CSP-11550.8 Practically identical
TikkurilaD1450.9 Practically identical
Caparol3D Grenadin 1250.9 Practically identical
Vista PaintUnmatched Beauty C-11090.9 Practically identical
BehrIndiscreet UL110-61.0 Very close
Sherwin-WilliamsPositive Red1.1 Very close
DekoralCzerwony połysk (RAL 3031) czerwony-polysk-ral-30311.3 Very close
RAL ColorsOrient red RAL 30311.3 Very close
BrilluxScala 27.21.241.8 Very close
PPG PaintsRed Gumball 1187-72.1 Close
TitanluxRAL 30202.2 Close
ZolpanF236-42.2 Close

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