Coral Rose vs Rojo Dust paint color comparison

Coral Rose vs Rojo Dust

Coral RoseSherwin-WilliamsvsRojo DustSherwin-WilliamsΔE 6.9 — Noticeable difference

Coral Rose and Rojo Dust come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 5-point LRV gap — 28 for Coral Rose vs 23 for Rojo Dust — means Coral Rose will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 6.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Coral Rose vs Rojo Dust in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Coral Rose and Rojo Dust 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. Coral Rose reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Coral RoseA elegant living room painted in Coral Rose

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Rojo DustSw Rojo Dust Living Room Walls

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Coral Rose has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Coral RoseCoral Rose — vintage bathroom

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Rojo DustRojo Dust Bathroom

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Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Coral Rose reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Coral Rosemediterranean front door featuring Coral Rose by Sherwin-Williams

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Rojo DustSw Rojo Dust Red Front Door

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Color Details

Coral Rose
Sherwin-Williams · 9004
LRV28.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9004
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Rojo Dust
Sherwin-Williams · 9006
LRV23.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9006
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Coral Rose vs Rojo Dust Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coral Rose on one side and Rojo Dust 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.