Cinnabar
At first glance, Cinnabar belongs to the red family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its LRV of 12.6 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#944544LRV
12.58
Coordinating Colors
Seersucker Suit reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Cinnabar encloses it.
Paper Doll reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 13), opening up a space where Cinnabar encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 13, White Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 13, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Santa Fe Pottery the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Red River Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Cinnabar the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Cinnabar the marginally brighter of the two.
Cinnabar reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Warm cinnamon sticks and cloves simmered away on the stove, reminding him of his childhood home in Bengal.