Pepper Red vs Positive Red
Pepper Red (Dulux) and Positive Red (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 15 for Pepper Red vs 11 for Positive Red — means Pepper Red will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 6.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pepper Red vs Positive Red in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Pepper Red and Positive Red are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Pepper Red reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pepper Red vs Positive Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pepper Red on one side and Positive 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.
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