Benjamin Moore Heritage Red HC-181
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| Official page: | Heritage Red HC-181 |
| Code: | HC-181 |
| Name: | Heritage Red |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Heritage Red?
Benjamin Moore Heritage Red HC-181 is a deep, highly saturated red with a subtle cool, crimson cast rather than an orange-red look. Its strong color presence makes it especially effective on a front door, dining-room walls, built-in cabinetry, or a single fireplace wall. In bright daylight, Heritage Red reads clear and energized; in lower light, it takes on a denser, more shadowed appearance. Pair it with warm white trim, charcoal accents, dark-stained wood, black metal, or creamy natural stone to give the red a grounded setting.
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LRV of Heritage Red
Heritage Red has an LRV of 10.26% 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 10.26%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #990A14 |
| RGB Decimal | 153, 10, 20 |
| RGB Percent | 60.00%, 3.92%, 7.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 356° Saturation: 93.46% Value: 60.0% |
| HSL | hsl(356, 88, 32) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 93.46 Yellow: 86.93 Key: 40.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 53.897 I: 82.0 Q: 33.362 |
| XYZ | X: 13.373 Y: 7.042 Z: 1.317 |
| CIE Lab | L:31.903 a:53.581 b:36.683 |
| CIE Luv | L:31.903 u:98.384 v:19.545 |
| Decimal | 10029588 |
| Hunter Lab | 26.537, 43.515, 15.634 |
