Cascabel Chile
Cascabel Chile is a genuinely dark Red from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 1 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#693A3C
LRV
8.30
Cascabel Chile in Real Rooms
Cascabel Chile has a low LRV of 8.3 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Red family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen.
1 Kitchen Photo
Cascabel Chile in a kitchen reads differently from how it might anywhere else — the hard surfaces, task lighting, and constant activity give it more to work against, and it holds up beautifully. It doesn't compete with the colors of food or the texture of countertops; instead, it frames them with a professional finish.
Kitchen walls painted in Cascabel Chile energize the culinary workspace.
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Coordinating Colors
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 8), opening up a space where Cascabel Chile encloses it.
Fusion reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 8), opening up a space where Cascabel Chile encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Lace Handkerchief is decisively the brighter choice.
Stoneware reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 8), opening up a space where Cascabel Chile encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (16 vs 8) makes Jack Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Azores reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 8), opening up a space where Cascabel Chile encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Cascabel Chile encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 8, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 8) makes Tawny Port the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 8) makes Barrett Brick the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.