Peony vs Roasted Red
Where Peony belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Roasted Red is a Dulux color. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. Peony (LRV 19) reflects noticeably more light than Roasted Red (LRV 14), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Peony runs red while Roasted Red is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peony vs Roasted Red in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Peony and Roasted Red 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Peony gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Peony vs Roasted Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peony on one side and Roasted Red 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.
More Peony comparisons
See how Peony stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Peony encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Peony encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Peony encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Peony encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Peony encloses it.
Peony reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Peony encloses it.
Peony reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Peony encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (19 vs 7) makes Peony the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 19) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 19, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.