Oxide red
There is more to RAL Classic Oxide red (RAL 3009) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 8.5 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
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8.50
Oxide red in Rooms
Follow Oxide red from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Misc Photos
4 misc images trace Oxide red (RAL 3009) through the color’s movement from one type of space to another. The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
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Similar Colors
Pearl copper reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 39 vs 9, Pastel turquoise is decisively the brighter choice.
Light green reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 9), opening up a space where Oxide red encloses it.
Pastel blue reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 9), opening up a space where Oxide red encloses it.
At LRV 23 vs 9, Mint turquoise is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 9) makes Azure blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two.