Caliente
Benjamin Moore's Caliente is a red shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 8.8 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#8A2728LRV
8.82
Caliente in Rooms
Follow Caliente from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 House Photos
In an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, the most interesting quality of Caliente (AF-290) may be the way it responds to roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
House exterior in Caliente makes a powerful architectural statement.
@justinwilsonpainting
Red exterior walls in Caliente convey energy and confidence.
@thecfenner
3 Misc Photos
In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Caliente (AF-290) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Furniture piece painted Caliente becomes an instant conversation starter.
@valeriestreasuretrove
Front door painted Caliente AF-290 welcomes with bold impact.
@harperhouse_at_walkerfarms
Room walls in Caliente create an intimate, energizing atmosphere.
@minoubazaar
1 Living Room Photo
Across 1 living room image, Caliente (AF-290) meets the movement from window light to lamplight. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Living room walls in Caliente radiate warmth and vibrancy.
@sas.chic
Coordinating Colors
White Diamond reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 9), opening up a space where Caliente encloses it.
Harbor Haze reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 9), opening up a space where Caliente encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 75 vs 9, In Your Eyes is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 9, Heavenly Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Harbor Haze reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 9), opening up a space where Caliente encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (20 vs 9) makes Tropical Oasis the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 9, Buxton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 9, St. John Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Jamestown Blue reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 9), opening up a space where Caliente encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Raspberry Pudding reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Watermelon Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A charismatic, classic shade of red that is radiant and full of energy.