Match Atomic Red
Little Greene Atomic Red is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 12. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Atomic Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Ruby Red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pure red reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Party Time the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Rocket Fire the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Inferno reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Charlotte's Locks reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 19.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Wet Coral the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 33.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Atomic Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 35.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 34 vs 12, Flamingo is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 36.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Atomic Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 39.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.