Bold Brick vs Red Barn
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Bold Brick (LRV 15) reflects noticeably more light than Red Barn (LRV 9), a difference of 6 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 12.0, 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.
Bold Brick vs Red Barn in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Bold Brick and Red Barn in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Bold Brick reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Bold Brick vs Red Barn Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bold Brick on one side and Red Barn 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 Bold Brick comparisons
See how Bold Brick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 15, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Bold Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 15, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 15, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 15, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (15 vs 4) makes Bold Brick the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 15, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
Bold Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 15, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (25 vs 15) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Bold Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 15), opening up a space where Bold Brick encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 15, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Bold Brick the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (24 vs 15) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 15, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.