Salsa Dancing (BM AF-280)
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Salsa Dancing (BM AF-280) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.5, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salsa Dancing
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Salsa Dancing 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 Salsa Dancing, 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 | Jalapeño | SW 6629 | 16 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Torch Red | MQ4-35 | 14.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Crimson Glow | 2011-5 | 15 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Glowing Firelight | 1191-7 | 17 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Salsa Dancing (LRV 16.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Salsa Dancing
Darker than Salsa Dancing
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-280 |
| Hex | #AB543F |
| RGB | 171, 84, 63 |
| HSL | 12°, 46%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.1, 33.8, 28.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salsa Dancing (BM AF-280), published as #AB543F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salsa Dancing (BM AF-280)?
- Salsa Dancing has an LRV of 16.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salsa Dancing is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Salsa Dancing in another brand?
- Crimson Glow (Valspar 2011-5) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Salsa Dancing warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Salsa Dancing as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.7; 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.