Benjamin Moore Somerville Red HC-62
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- Somerville Red for living room (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Somerville Red reviews (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Somerville Red undertones?
- Is Somerville Red HC-62 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Somerville Red
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Somerville Red HC-62
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Somerville Red HC-62 |
| Code: | HC-62 |
| Name: | Somerville Red |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Somerville Red?
Benjamin Moore Somerville Red HC-62 is a muted, medium-depth red with a dusty rose cast and a subtle warmth. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading as bright red, giving walls a grounded, lived-in look. In daylight, the color can show more of its rosy clay character, while lower light brings out its deeper, earthier red base. Somerville Red suits a dining room, powder room, or front door, and it can also make an effective accent on cabinetry or built-ins. Pair it with warm off-whites, weathered wood, aged brass, charcoal accents, or soft gray-green textiles for contrast.
Somerville Red for living room (2 photos)
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Benjamin Moore Somerville Red reviews (5 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Somerville Red undertones?
Somerville Red reads as a muted, mid-depth red with a dusty wine character rather than a bright or primary red. In the supplied digital sample, it leans slightly warm, with a subtle yellow-influenced bias that keeps the red from looking sharply blue or purple. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “dusty shade of wine” with a warm glow, which aligns with its visibly softened red family. Warm artificial light may bring out its warmer, earthier side, while cool daylight can make its muted red and wine-like cast appear more restrained.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
154, 109, 107
Is Benjamin Moore Somerville Red cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 3°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HC-62 Somerville Red HSL code: 3, 19%, 51%
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 Somerville Red
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Somerville Red:
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
HC-62
Somerville Red
Darker shades
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 Somerville Red with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 183, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Somerville Red
Somerville Red has an LRV of 19.43% 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 19.43%, 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 | #9A6D6B |
| RGB Decimal | 154, 109, 107 |
| RGB Percent | 60.39%, 42.75%, 41.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 3° Saturation: 30.52% Value: 60.39% |
| HSL | hsl(3, 19, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 29.22 Yellow: 30.52 Key: 39.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 122.227 I: 27.458 Q: 8.897 |
| XYZ | X: 21.449 Y: 18.87 Z: 16.418 |
| CIE Lab | L:50.535 a:17.623 b:8.263 |
| CIE Luv | L:50.535 u:29.36 v:7.714 |
| Decimal | 10120555 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.44, 12.118, 7.999 |
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