City Loft vs Rave Red
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, City Loft belongs to the beige-greige family and Rave Red to the pink-red family. At LRV 70 vs 11, City Loft will read as the brighter of the two — a 59-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 66.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
City Loft vs Rave Red in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing City Loft and Rave Red in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. City Loft returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
City Loft vs Rave Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see City Loft on one side and Rave 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.