Benjamin Moore Cottage Red HC-184

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Benjamin Moore Cottage Red reviews (23 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Cottage Red undertones?
Is Cottage Red HC-184 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cottage Red
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cottage Red HC-184
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cottage Red HC-184
Code:	HC-184
Name:	Cottage Red
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Cottage Red?

Benjamin Moore Cottage Red HC-184 is a deep, earthy red with a noticeable brown cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its low-light value gives walls, doors, and cabinetry a substantial presence, while the muted red tone reads warmer in afternoon sun. In cooler or dimmer light, Cottage Red can appear closer to a dark oxblood or red-brown. Use it for a dining room, library, front door, or painted built-ins where a rich, enveloping color is wanted. Creamy off-whites, weathered wood, black iron, aged brass, and warm stone are especially natural companions.

Benjamin Moore Cottage Red reviews (23 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Cottage Red undertones?

Cottage Red is a deep, soft deep burgundy. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#662A25

RGB code:

102, 42, 37

Is Benjamin Moore Cottage Red cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 5° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.

HC-184 Cottage Red HSL code: 5, 47%, 27%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Cottage Red

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cottage Red:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

HC-184
Cottage Red

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Cottage Red with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 185, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.

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Cottage Red

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LRV of Cottage Red

Cottage Red has an LRV of 6.69% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 6.69%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#662A25
RGB Decimal	102, 42, 37
RGB Percent	40.00%, 16.47%, 14.51%
HSV	Hue: 5° Saturation: 63.73% Value: 40.0%
HSL	hsl(5, 47, 27)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 58.82 Yellow: 63.73 Key: 60.0
YIQ	Y: 59.37 I: 37.361 Q: 11.136
XYZ	X: 6.642 Y: 4.615 Z: 2.291
CIE Lab	L:25.609 a:26.599 b:16.526
CIE Luv	L:25.609 u:41.034 v:11.207
Decimal	6695461
Hunter Lab	21.483, 17.593, 8.716