Benjamin Moore Dragons Blood / Navajo Red / CW-320
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- Dragons Blood for bedroom (1 photo)
- Dragons Blood for exterior (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Dragons Blood undertones?
- Is Dragons Blood CW-320 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Dragons Blood
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Dragons Blood CW-320
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Dragons Blood CW-320 |
| Code: | CW-320 |
| Name: | Dragons Blood |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Dragons Blood?
Benjamin Moore Dragons Blood CW-320 is a deep, earthy red with pronounced terracotta-orange warmth. Its muted richness keeps it from reading as a bright primary red, giving the color a grounded, clay-like character. In strong daylight, Dragons Blood can show more of its warm orange-red side, while lower light emphasizes its darker, burnished depth. It makes a confident choice for a dining room, study, front door, or built-in cabinetry, especially when paired with creamy off-whites, warm wood, aged brass, and natural linen. For a more graphic look, use this shade against charcoal accents or dark stained oak.
Dragons Blood for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing red shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Dragons Blood for exterior (5 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm red hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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What are Benjamin Moore Dragons Blood undertones?
Dragons Blood is a midtone, clear earthy red. 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:
RGB code:
171, 72, 48
Is Benjamin Moore Dragons Blood cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 12° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.
CW-320 Dragons Blood HSL code: 12, 56%, 43%
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 Dragons Blood
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Dragons Blood:
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
Darker shades
CW-320
Dragons Blood
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 Dragons Blood with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 192, such as Benjamin Moore Harbor Haze and Tropical Oasis.
LRV of Dragons Blood
Dragons Blood has an LRV of 13.39% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
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 13.39%, 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
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #AB4830 |
| RGB Decimal | 171, 72, 48 |
| RGB Percent | 67.06%, 28.24%, 18.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 12° Saturation: 71.93% Value: 67.06% |
| HSL | hsl(12, 56, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 57.89 Yellow: 71.93 Key: 32.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 98.865 I: 66.706 Q: 13.473 |
| XYZ | X: 19.647 Y: 13.509 Z: 4.368 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.52 a:39.086 b:34.153 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.52 u:76.966 v:27.256 |
| Decimal | 11225136 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.754, 31.099, 18.681 |
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