Benjamin Moore Hot Spice 2011-30
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| Official page: | Hot Spice 2011-30 |
| Code: | 2011-30 |
| Name: | Hot Spice |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Hot Spice?
Benjamin Moore Hot Spice 2011-30 is a vivid coral-red with a clear orange cast, drawn from its #F06450 color value. It reads warm, energetic, and fairly saturated rather than muted or earthy. In bright daylight, the color can appear lighter and more animated, while lower light may bring out its redder depth. Use it for a statement dining room wall, a cheerful powder room, or painted furniture that needs a strong focal point. Crisp white trim keeps Hot Spice fresh, while natural oak, woven cane, brass, and deep teal or navy accents give it useful contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Hot Spice undertones?
Hot Spice is a midtone, clear brick 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:
240, 100, 80
Is Benjamin Moore Hot Spice cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 7° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
2011-30 Hot Spice HSL code: 7, 84%, 63%
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 Hot Spice
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Hot Spice:
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
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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 Hot Spice with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 187, such as Benjamin Moore Surf City and Sonoma Skies.
LRV of Hot Spice
Hot Spice has an LRV of 27.33% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 27.33%, 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 | #F06450 |
| RGB Decimal | 240, 100, 80 |
| RGB Percent | 94.12%, 39.22%, 31.37% |
| HSV | Hue: 8° Saturation: 66.67% Value: 94.12% |
| HSL | hsl(7, 84, 63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 58.33 Yellow: 66.67 Key: 5.88 |
| YIQ | Y: 139.58 I: 89.853 Q: 23.391 |
| XYZ | X: 41.944 Y: 28.224 Z: 10.826 |
| CIE Lab | L:60.091 a:52.691 b:38.536 |
| CIE Luv | L:60.091 u:108.744 v:32.777 |
| Decimal | 15754320 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.126, 47.957, 25.106 |
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