Cochineal Red
Benjamin Moore Cochineal Red (CW-330) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Williamsburg® Paint Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#9E3F31
LRV
12.94
Coordinating Colors
York Gray reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Cochineal Red encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Parish White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Steam is decisively the brighter choice.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Cochineal Red encloses it.
Complementary Colors
Lookout Point reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Cochineal Red encloses it.
Cochineal Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Iceberg is decisively the brighter choice.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Cochineal Red encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Province Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Cochineal Red encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Prairie Lily reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Bubble Tea the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Cochineal Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 8) makes Cochineal Red the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Grown-up and glamorous, this aristocratic shade of deep red was created with red pigments available in the 18th century.