Roasted Red vs Lamp Black
Where Roasted Red belongs to Dulux's range, Lamp Black is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Roasted Red belongs to the pink-red family and Lamp Black to the grey family. Roasted Red (LRV 14) reflects noticeably more light than Lamp Black (LRV 3), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Roasted Red runs warm while Lamp Black is decidedly purple, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Roasted Red vs Lamp Black in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Roasted Red and Lamp Black 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 Roasted Red will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lamp Black would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Roasted Red reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Lamp Black.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Roasted Red returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Roasted Red vs Lamp Black Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roasted Red on one side and Lamp Black 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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