Organic Red vs Mulberry Silk paint color comparison

Organic Red vs Mulberry Silk

Organic RedJotunvsMulberry SilkSherwin-WilliamsΔE 3.6Noticeable difference

Organic Red (Jotun) and Mulberry Silk (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Organic Red belongs to the beige-greige family and Mulberry Silk to the beige-pink family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 22 vs 20 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.6 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.

Organic Red vs Mulberry Silk in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Organic Red and Mulberry Silk 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.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

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Color Details

Organic Red
Jotun · 20120
LRV22.2
BrandJotun
Number20120
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
Mulberry Silk
Sherwin-Williams · 0001
LRV20.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number0001
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Organic Red vs Mulberry Silk Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Organic Red on one side and Mulberry Silk on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Organic Red comparisons

See how Organic Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Organic Red
Ammonite
Organic Red
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

At LRV 69 vs 22, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Organic Red
White Dove
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Organic Red
Iron Ore
Organic Red
Iron Ore
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Organic Red reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Organic Red
Purbeck Stone
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

At LRV 52 vs 22, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Organic Red
Evergreen Fog
Organic Red
Evergreen Fog
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.

Mizzle
Organic Red
Mizzle
Organic Red
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Organic Red
Agreeable Gray
Organic Red
Agreeable Gray
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Organic Red
Accessible Beige
Organic Red
Accessible Beige
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Denim Drift
Organic Red
Denim Drift
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

French Gray
Organic Red
French Gray
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Organic Red
Naval
Organic Red
Naval
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 22 vs 4, Organic Red is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Organic Red
Tranquil Dawn
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Bancha
Organic Red
Bancha
Organic Red
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Organic Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Hardwick White
Organic Red
Hardwick White
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Organic Red
Pure White
Organic Red
Pure White
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Organic Red
Artichoke
Organic Red
Artichoke
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Balboa Mist
Organic Red
Balboa Mist
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Organic Red
Shoji White
Organic Red
Shoji White
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Organic Red
Snowbound
Organic Red
Snowbound
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Pigeon
Organic Red
Pigeon
Organic Red
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

At LRV 51 vs 22, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.

Organic Red
Pewter Green
Organic Red
Pewter Green
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Organic Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Duck Green
Organic Red
Duck Green
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Organic Red reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Organic Red
Skimming Stone
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Dix Blue
Organic Red
Dix Blue
Organic Red
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

At LRV 41 vs 22, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Organic Red
Hicks' Blue
Organic Red
Hicks' Blue
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Organic Red vs Hicks' Blue

Organic Red
Slaked Lime Deep
Organic Red
Slaked Lime Deep

Organic Red vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Organic Red
Vintage Vogue
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Organic Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Organic Red
Livid
Organic Red
Livid
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Organic Red vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Organic Red
Saybrook Sage
Organic Red
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where Organic Red encloses it.

Organic Red
Pale Green
Organic Red
Pale Green
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.