Benjamin Moore Soft Glow 014
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| Official page: | Soft Glow 014 |
| Code: | 014 |
| Name: | Soft Glow |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Soft Glow?
Benjamin Moore Soft Glow 014 is a saturated warm coral-red with a clear orange cast and enough depth to hold its own on a large surface. In daylight, it reads as a lively red-orange, while warm evening lighting can pull out its softer terracotta side. It makes a strong choice for a dining room, powder room, or a front door where a fuller, more expressive color is welcome. Pair Soft Glow with creamy off-whites, muted clay tones, dark charcoal, or natural oak to give its brightness a grounded backdrop. On cabinetry or a painted accent wall, matte black hardware and aged brass add useful contrast without competing with the color.
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What are Benjamin Moore Soft Glow undertones?
Soft Glow 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:
220, 98, 77
Is Benjamin Moore Soft Glow cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 9° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.
014 Soft Glow HSL code: 9, 67%, 58%
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 Soft Glow
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 Soft Glow:
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
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Soft Glow
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 Soft Glow with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 189, such as Benjamin Moore Yukon Green and Bracken Blue.
LRV of Soft Glow
Soft Glow has an LRV of 23.91% 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 23.91%, 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 | #DC624D |
| RGB Decimal | 220, 98, 77 |
| RGB Percent | 86.27%, 38.43%, 30.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 9° Saturation: 65.0% Value: 86.27% |
| HSL | hsl(9, 67, 58) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 55.45 Yellow: 65.0 Key: 13.73 |
| YIQ | Y: 132.084 I: 79.448 Q: 19.272 |
| XYZ | X: 35.225 Y: 24.491 Z: 9.892 |
| CIE Lab | L:56.576 a:46.321 b:35.224 |
| CIE Luv | L:56.576 u:94.231 v:30.582 |
| Decimal | 14443085 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.489, 40.449, 22.791 |
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