Dinner Party (BM AF-300)
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Dinner Party (BM AF-300) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.4, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dinner Party
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dinner Party by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Dinner Party, 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 | Red Theatre | SW 7584 | 6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Tuscan Russet | UL110-1 | 7.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Posh Red | 1011-4 | 7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Bordeaux | 1055-7 | 8 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Dinner Party (LRV 8.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Dinner Party
Darker than Dinner Party
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-300 |
| Hex | #763637 |
| RGB | 118, 54, 55 |
| HSL | 359°, 37%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.3, 28.1, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dinner Party (BM AF-300), published as #763637
#692E36
#843E37
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dinner Party (BM AF-300)?
- Dinner Party has an LRV of 8.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dinner Party is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dinner Party in another brand?
- Posh Red (Valspar 1011-4) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dinner Party warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dinner Party as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.