Benjamin Moore Love Affair 1266
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- Benjamin Moore Love Affair reviews (23 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Love Affair undertones?
- Is Love Affair 1266 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Love Affair
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Love Affair 1266
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Love Affair 1266 |
| Code: | 1266 |
| Name: | Love Affair |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Love Affair?
Benjamin Moore Love Affair 1266 is a muted, medium-dark rose red with a noticeable brown-gray cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its dusty mauve undertone gives the color a softened, lived-in look, especially in rooms with gentle natural light. In brighter daylight, Love Affair can read as a weathered berry; under warm lamps, it shifts closer to a cozy clay-red. It has enough depth for a dining room, library, or bedroom accent wall, and it can also bring character to painted cabinetry or a powder room. Pair it with warm ivory, putty beige, aged brass, walnut, and linen textiles for a layered, earthy palette.
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LRV of Love Affair
Love Affair has an LRV of 13.77% 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 13.77%, 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 | #85595D |
| RGB Decimal | 133, 89, 93 |
| RGB Percent | 52.16%, 34.90%, 36.47% |
| HSV | Hue: 355° Saturation: 33.08% Value: 52.16% |
| HSL | hsl(355, 20, 44) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 33.08 Yellow: 30.08 Key: 47.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 102.612 I: 24.934 Q: 10.552 |
| XYZ | X: 15.221 Y: 12.923 Z: 12.046 |
| CIE Lab | L:42.646 a:18.738 b:5.104 |
| CIE Luv | L:42.646 u:27.981 v:3.321 |
| Decimal | 8739165 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.948, 12.672, 5.296 |
