Borscht
Borscht begins as a red color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#72353DLRV
6.42
Borscht's Color Strip
Borscht is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Alaea and Red Theatre. The strip spans from Alaea at the lightest end to Merlot at the deepest. Browsing strip 276 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Borscht in Rooms
Follow Borscht 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.
2 Front Door Photos
2 front door images place Borscht (7578) in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. With an LRV of 6.4, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A bold front door painted in deep Borscht makes an immediate statement.
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This front entrance features a striking Borscht-colored door with classic hardware.
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2 Misc Photos
Its place within 2018 Unity and Global Garden hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms and a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes guide the final sample decision.
Painted furniture in Borscht adds dramatic richness to any room.
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A wooden dresser finished in Borscht delivers moody sophistication.
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Coordinating Colors
White Duck reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Borscht encloses it.
Believable Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Borscht encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 6, Double Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
White Duck reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Borscht encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 73 vs 6, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 6, Niebla Azul is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Borscht encloses it.
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 6), opening up a space where Borscht encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 6, Morning at Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Kirsch Red the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Sink into the jeweled depths of this dark, saturated red with its warm undertones—a color that evokes the rich earthiness of beets and the dramatic intensity of Eastern European tradition. This moody burgundy commands attention in dining rooms, libraries, or accent walls, where it pairs beautifully with deep golds, creams, and aged wood.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.