Bonfire
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Bonfire remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#D5393F
LRV
17.28
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 88 vs 17, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Bonfire reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tulle Skirt reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 17), opening up a space where Bonfire encloses it.
Oakwood Manor reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 17), opening up a space where Bonfire encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 17, Sweet Dreams is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 9) makes Bonfire the marginally brighter of the two.
Thunderbird reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 17), opening up a space where Bonfire encloses it.
Florida Keys Blue reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 17), opening up a space where Bonfire encloses it.
Bonfire reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Iced Green reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 17), opening up a space where Bonfire encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 17, Spring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes Italiano Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 33 vs 17, Coral Essence is decisively the brighter choice.
Berry Wine reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Milano Red the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Bonfire the marginally brighter of the two.
