Deep Reddish Brown vs Eating Room Red
Both from Farrow & Ball's palette. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. Eating Room Red (LRV 12) reflects noticeably more light than Deep Reddish Brown (LRV 8), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 14.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Deep Reddish Brown vs Eating Room Red in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Deep Reddish Brown and Eating Room 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 — Eating Room Red gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Eating Room Red reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Eating Room Red has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Eating Room Red reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Deep Reddish Brown vs Eating Room Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Deep Reddish Brown on one side and Eating Room 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.