Red Licorice is a deep red from Johnstone's, hex #8F3940. Its light reflectance value is 9.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8F3940
- RGB
- 143, 57, 64
- HSL
- 355°, 43%, 39%
- CMYK
- 0, 60, 55, 44
- LRV
- 9.1
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 Red Licorice are Pomegranate AF-295 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Pugin Red by Dulux Heritage (excellent match) and Tir na Nog by Dulux (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 Johnstone's Red Licorice
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Red Licorice, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Red Licorice, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Red Licorice, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Red Licorice, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Red Licorice, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Red Licorice
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Red Licorice. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's 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 Red Licorice on it, so some of them look quite different.
Red Licorice is the 489th of 745 reds Swatcher knows about.