Match Ruby Starlet

Dulux Ruby Starlet is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 8. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Ruby Starlet
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311#782E34LRV 8Warm

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.

Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Wild Current
Ruby Starlet vs Wild Current
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Wild Current
7583 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
S 5040-R
Ruby Starlet vs S 5040-R
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
NCS
S 5040-R
S 5040-R · LRV 6

With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Rushing Red
Rushing Red
Ruby Starlet vs Rushing Red
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
Valspar
Rushing Red
V042-6 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Ruby Starlet
Red Stallion 1
Ruby Starlet
Dulux
Red Stallion 1
99RR 07/325 · LRV 7
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Dinner Party
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Dinner Party vs Ruby Starlet
Benjamin Moore
Dinner Party
AF-300 · LRV 8
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Dark Crimson
Dark Crimson
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Dark Crimson vs Ruby Starlet
Behr
Dark Crimson
M140-7 · LRV 9
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
True North
True North
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
True North vs Ruby Starlet
Cloverdale Paint
True North
EX033 · LRV 8
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Purple red
Purple red
Ruby Starlet vs Purple red
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
RAL ClassicClassic
Purple red
RAL 3004 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Bronze Red
Bronze Red
Ruby Starlet vs Bronze Red
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
Little Greene
Bronze Red
15 · LRV 5

A 3-point LRV gap (8 vs 5) makes Ruby Starlet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Lips
Ruby Lips
Ruby Starlet vs Ruby Lips
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
PPG
Ruby Lips
PPG1052-7 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
RAL 530-3
RAL 530-3
Ruby Starlet vs RAL 530-3
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 530-3
RAL 530-3 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.0Noticeable
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Cayenne
Ruby Starlet vs Cayenne
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
Tikkurila
Cayenne
M419 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.0Noticeable
Ruby Starlet
Radicchio
Ruby Starlet
Radicchio
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Radicchio
96 · LRV 12

Radicchio reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.3Distinct
Ruby Starlet
Ruby Starlet
Hibiscus
Ruby Starlet vs Hibiscus
Dulux
Ruby Starlet
96RR 08/311 · LRV 8
Jotun
Hibiscus
2731 · LRV 14

Hibiscus reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.4Distinct