Contrast is a mid-tone red from Colourtrend, hex #C15742. Its light reflectance value is 18.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #C15742
- RGB
- 193, 87, 66
- HSL
- 10°, 51%, 51%
- CMYK
- 0, 55, 66, 24
- LRV
- 18.5
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Contrast are Fire Dance 2171-20 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Candy Corn by Johnstone's (good match) and Copenhagen Roof by Farrow & Ball (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Contrast
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Contrast, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Contrast
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Contrast, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Colourtrend Contrast
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Contrast, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Contrast
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Contrast, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Contrast
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Contrast, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Curator has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Crown has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Fleetwood has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Alchemist has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Little Greene has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Lick has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Contrast
Ronseal has nothing close to Colourtrend's Contrast. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Colourtrend against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Reds
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Contrast on it, so some of them look quite different.
Contrast is the 103rd of 745 reds Swatcher knows about.