Rembrandt Ruby vs Rookwood Red
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. At LRV 13 vs 5, Rembrandt Ruby will read as the brighter of the two — a 8-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 18.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rembrandt Ruby vs Rookwood Red in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rembrandt Ruby and Rookwood Red in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Rembrandt Ruby gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Rembrandt Ruby has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Rembrandt Ruby vs Rookwood Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rembrandt Ruby on one side and Rookwood 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.
More Rembrandt Ruby comparisons
See how Rembrandt Ruby stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 13, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (13 vs 6) makes Rembrandt Ruby the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 13, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 13, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
Rembrandt Ruby reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.
Rembrandt Ruby reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Rembrandt Ruby encloses it.