Hot Spice (BM 2011-30)
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Hot Spice (BM 2011-30) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 27.3, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hot Spice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hot Spice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Hot Spice, 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.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rejuvenate | SW 6620 | 30 | 5.4 | clearly different |
| Behr | Wet Coral | 190B-6 | 28.8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Autumn Enchantment | 2001-1A | 28 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Candy Corn | 17-16 | 24 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Hot Spice (LRV 27.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Hot Spice
Darker than Hot Spice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2011-30 |
| Hex | #F06450 |
| RGB | 240, 100, 80 |
| HSL | 8°, 84%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.1, 52.7, 38.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hot Spice (BM 2011-30), published as #F06450
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hot Spice (BM 2011-30)?
- Hot Spice has an LRV of 27.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hot Spice is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hot Spice in another brand?
- Autumn Enchantment (Valspar 2001-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Hot Spice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hot Spice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.5; 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.