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Positive Red

SW 6871 · Sherwin-Williams

Positive Red SW 6871 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Positive Red

SW 6871

Hex code
#AD2C34
Light reflectance value (LRV)
10.9Very dark, close to black on a wall
0 black100 white
Undertone

Strong peach, a warm color

Color family
Red
Sold for
Interior and exterior

Sherwin-Williams Positive Red SW 6871 is a very dark red paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, leaning peach, with an LRV of 11, close to black on a wall.

Updated

Is Positive Red warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

WarmGreenCool

leans peach

Undertone

Strong peach

graysaturated

A strong color.

Try Positive Red on your own walls

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Get a sample before you paint

Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Positive Red, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.

  • Made with real paint
  • Delivered next day
  • Peels off clean
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