Rushing Red vs Lamp Black

Valspar
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Little Greene

Rushing Red (Valspar) and Lamp Black (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. The 5-point LRV gap — 7 for Rushing Red vs 3 for Lamp Black — means Rushing Red will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 38.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives.

Rushing Red vs Lamp Black Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 38.4Very different colors

Color Details

Rushing Red
Valspar · V042-6
Hex#80323c
LRV7.2
BrandValspar
NumberV042-6
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View Rushing Red
Lamp Black
Little Greene · 228
Hex#2e2d2e
LRV2.7
BrandLittle Greene
Number228
UndertonePurple
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessdark
View Lamp Black

Rushing Red vs Lamp Black in Real Spaces

Seeing Rushing Red and Lamp Black in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.

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. Rushing Red reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Rushing Red
Valspar Rushing Red living room accent wall

@aladwithabrush

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 living room accent wall

@bytherowantrees_

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Rushing Red has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Rushing Red
Valspar Rushing Red bedroom review

@crafnanthouse

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 bedroom panelling

@visitnumber7

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Rushing Red has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Rushing Red
Valspar Rushing Red kitchen accent wall

@aladwithabrush

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 kitchen island

@lc_painting

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