Orange (BM 2011-10)

Orange BM 2011-10#E0412B, LRV 18
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Orange 2011-10 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Orange

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Orange (BM 2011-10) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Orange

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Orange by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.

Closest match in every other brand

Each brand's closest color to Orange, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsObstinate OrangeSW 6884215.3clearly different
BehrFire Island190B-720.92.7noticeably different
ValsparVivid Orange2011-3214.9noticeably different
PPG PaintsCinnamon Stone1193-7194.7noticeably different

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color code2011-10
Hex#E0412B
RGB224, 65, 43
HSL7°, 74%, 52%
LRV (light reflectance value)18
Lab L*, a*, b*51.6, 60.2, 48.1
UndertoneWarm Yellow-Red
Temperaturewarm
Color familyRed

Same paint, two kinds of light

Orange (BM 2011-10), published as #E0412B

North light (cool, indirect)
#D1372B
South light (warm, direct)
#EF4B28

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Orange (BM 2011-10)?
Orange has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange is a very deep color.
What is the closest match to Orange in another brand?
Fire Island (Behr 190B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.7 (noticeably different).
Is Orange warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 48.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.

Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.

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