Match Theatre Red
Little Greene Theatre Red is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 4. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pearl ruby red reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Classic Burgundy reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Ruby Starlet reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (7 vs 4) makes Rushing Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Fired Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (9 vs 4) makes Dark Crimson the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Apple-A-Day reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Rectory Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (10 vs 4) makes Cayenne the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Hibiscus reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.