Carter Red vs Silver Marlin
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Carter Red belongs to the pink-red family and Silver Marlin to the green-grey family. Silver Marlin (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Carter Red (LRV 24), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Carter Red runs red while Silver Marlin is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Carter Red vs Silver Marlin in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Carter Red and Silver Marlin in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Silver Marlin will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Carter Red would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Silver Marlin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Carter Red.
Color Details
Carter Red vs Silver Marlin Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Carter Red on one side and Silver Marlin on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.