Smoldering Red
Benjamin Moore Smoldering Red (2007-10) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#A33A2DLRV
11.67
Smoldering Red in Rooms
Follow Smoldering 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.
1 House Photo
Viewed across 1 house image in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, Smoldering Red (2007-10) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 11.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Exterior siding glows with rich depth in Smoldering Red.
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2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
2 sourced room photos give the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Smoldering Red (2007-10) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Kitchen cabinetry painted in Smoldering Red anchors the cooking space.
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Lower cabinets in Smoldering Red create bold contrast with light countertops.
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1 Misc Photo
In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Smoldering Red (2007-10) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Cabinet doors finished in Smoldering Red deliver dramatic visual impact.
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1 Living Room Photo
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Smoldering Red (2007-10) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Hallway walls wrapped in Smoldering Red establish an inviting passageway.
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Coordinating Colors
Opulence reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Smoldering Red encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Soft Satin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Classic Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 12, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 45 vs 12, Kensington Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Antiqued Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Smoldering Red encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Windy Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean City Blue reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Smoldering Red encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Whispering Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Fire Dance the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Tropical Fruit is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Strawberry Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Smoldering Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A decadent lipstick red that commands attention.