Theatre Red is a deep red from Little Greene. As a premium paint, it’s a popular colour to seek out close matches and value-brand alternatives to.
Red Stallion 1 by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (close) — though it’s slightly softer. The closest value-tier option is Victory Red by Johnstone's (close), lighter (about 3 LRV points) and slightly softer. No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Theatre Red — it’s one of the more distinctive colours in the library, so expect a visible difference whichever you pick. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Theatre Red from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the Theatre Red colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Red Stallion 1 (close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Victory Red by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, close).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
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See the full Theatre Red colour page →