Paper Lantern
Paper Lantern begins as a red color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Color Stories®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#AB3F30LRV
13.64
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 81 vs 14, Stoneware is decisively the brighter choice.
Atrium White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 14), opening up a space where Paper Lantern encloses it.
Paper Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Baja Dunes reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 14), opening up a space where Paper Lantern encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 62 vs 14, Harbor Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Tropical Oasis reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Buxton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 14), opening up a space where Paper Lantern encloses it.
St. John Blue reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 14), opening up a space where Paper Lantern encloses it.
At LRV 34 vs 14, Jamestown Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Lily White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 14), opening up a space where Paper Lantern encloses it.
Dusty Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 14), opening up a space where Paper Lantern encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Fire Dance the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 31 vs 14, Tropical Fruit is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Paper Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Festive red lanterns illuminated the Asian garden's bamboo fence. Why not bring the celebration indoors?