Currant Red
Benjamin Moore's Currant Red is a red shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#A03D41LRV
11.90
Coordinating Colors
Natural Cream reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Currant Red encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 12, October Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Sheep's Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Amherst Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 12, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Currant Red encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Grenada Villa reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Currant Red encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Genuine Pink reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Currant Red encloses it.
Embroidered Flower reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cinco de Mayo reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Manufacturer description
A rich, ruddy-like quality defines this deep shade of red.