Coral Gables
Benjamin Moore's Coral Gables is a red shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 40.5 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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40.46
Coral Gables in Rooms
Follow Coral Gables from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Front Door Photos
Coral Gables (2010-40) can change noticeably under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Front door painted Coral Gables makes striking entry statement.
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Entryway finished in bold Coral Gables creates instant impact.
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Main entry door in Coral Gables commands attention.
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Doorway painted in warm Coral Gables invites guests inside.
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Coral Gables (2010-40) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Bedroom walls in soft Coral Gables establish peaceful retreat.
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2 Misc Photos
In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Coral Gables (2010-40) 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.
Door frame painted in rich Coral Gables finish.
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Wall surface in warm Coral Gables creates inviting backdrop.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 69 vs 40, Pale Oak is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 40, Wales Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 40, Paper White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Old World the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 43 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Coral Gables reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 57 vs 40, Coastal Paradise is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 40), opening up a space where Coral Gables encloses it.
Coral Gables reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 9), opening up a space where Galápagos Turquoise encloses it.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Aquarium Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 40, Cumulus Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (40 vs 30) makes Coral Gables the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Touch of Pink reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 40), opening up a space where Coral Gables encloses it.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 40), opening up a space where Coral Gables encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 40, Powder Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Paradise Peach the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 40, Frosty Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Coral Gables reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A tropical-flavored orange-pink that evokes a sublime sunset over the beach.