Positive Red
Sherwin-Williams Positive Red (6871) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in 2019 Enthusiast, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#AD2C34LRV
10.90
Positive Red's Color Strip
Positive Red is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Browsing strip 101 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Positive Red in Rooms
Follow Positive Red from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Front Door Photos
Positive Red (6871) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light.
Front door entrance painted vibrant Positive Red.
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Front door commands attention in Positive Red.
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Entryway door finished in dramatic Positive Red.
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2 House Photos
Positive Red (6871) brings its red character into an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
House facade features bold Positive Red accents.
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Exterior trim highlighted in striking Positive Red.
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Coordinating Colors
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Positive Red encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 11, Toque White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (17 vs 11) makes Gauntlet Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Positive Red encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Tidewater reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 11), opening up a space where Positive Red encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 11, Mountain Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 11, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 11, Sky High is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 11, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Grenadine reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 11), opening up a space where Positive Red encloses it.
Begonia reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 11), opening up a space where Positive Red encloses it.
Feverish Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Positive Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Warm undertones wake up this cherry red. Use this shade for an accent wall to add a dose of vibrancy to your space.