Cherries Jubilee
Cherries Jubilee is a genuinely dark Red from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#AB3C51
LRV
12.40
Cherries Jubilee's Color Strip
Cherries Jubilee is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Dragon Fruit and Radish. The strip spans from Exuberant Pink at the lightest end to Positive Red at the deepest. Strip 101 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Cherries Jubilee in Real Rooms
Cherries Jubilee has a low LRV of 12.4 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Red family, the photos below show it applied in a front door, home office, bathroom, dining room, bedroom, living room, patio, house, mudroom and kitchen.
1 Front Door Photo
Choosing Cherries Jubilee for your entry is an exercise in restraint and elegance. It suggests a home that is well-cared for and curated, setting a high bar for the interior design before the door is even opened.
bold front door featuring Cherries Jubilee by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
To create a "library" feel in your home office, use Cherries Jubilee on both the walls and the built-in shelving. This monochromatic approach creates a sophisticated, academic atmosphere that makes the room feel like a true destination for thought.
Sherwin-Williams Cherries Jubilee in a unique home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
The interaction between Cherries Jubilee and steam or humidity creates a beautiful, diffused atmosphere in a bathroom. It's a color that feels "alive," shifting slightly in character as the environment changes during a hot shower or a long soak.
Cherries Jubilee — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Cherries Jubilee encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.
Cherries Jubilee paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Pairing Cherries Jubilee with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
A modern luxury bedroom painted in Cherries Jubilee
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1 Living Room Photo
There is a specific "glow" that Cherries Jubilee takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
A contemporary living room painted in Cherries Jubilee
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1 Patio Photo
Cherries Jubilee on a patio or porch provides a sense of "enclosure" even in an open space. It defines the boundaries of the outdoor room, making it feel more private, secure, and ready for relaxation.
rustic modern patio featuring Cherries Jubilee by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
On the exterior, Cherries Jubilee holds up across all lighting conditions — crisp in full sun, rich and dimensional on overcast days. It pairs especially well with white trim, black window frames, and natural stone, giving the home a timeless, curated presence.
Cherries Jubilee color — rustic modern house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
Cherries Jubilee handles the visual noise of a high-traffic entry point with ease. Coats, shoes, bags — the color grounds all of it without making the chaos worse. It's also incredibly forgiving of the scuffs and marks that come with daily use.
Cherries Jubilee paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Cherries Jubilee manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Cherries Jubilee — scandinavian kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 12, Ibis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Intellectual Gray reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Cherries Jubilee encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Believable Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 84 vs 12, Ibis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Heartfelt the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Coral Bells reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Cherries Jubilee encloses it.
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Cherries Jubilee encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Riverway the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Calico is decisively the brighter choice.
Topsail reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Cherries Jubilee encloses it.
Tradewind reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Cherries Jubilee encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Coral Bells reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Heartfelt the marginally brighter of the two.
Pink Flamingo reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Cherries Jubilee encloses it.
Dragon Fruit reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cherries Jubilee reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cherries Jubilee reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.