Exotic Red
There is more to Benjamin Moore Exotic Red (2086-10) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 11.9 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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11.94
Exotic Red in Rooms
Follow Exotic Red from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
2 kitchen cabinets images place Exotic Red (2086-10) in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. With an LRV of 11.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Kitchen cabinets in Exotic Red create bold culinary drama.
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Cabinet doors painted Exotic Red transform kitchen aesthetics.
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2 Misc Photos
Catalog words such as Rich offer another lens on its character. In this setting, let the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms and a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes guide the final sample decision.
Furniture painted Exotic Red displays confident, spirited character.
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Bed frame painted Exotic Red brings unexpected warmth and personality.
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1 Front Door Photo
In a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, the most interesting quality of Exotic Red (2086-10) may be the way it responds to hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Front entrance door in Exotic Red makes a striking first impression.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 79 vs 12, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Exotic Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 14 and 12, 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Spirit in the Sky reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Exotic Red encloses it.
Majestic Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Exotic Red encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Intuition is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Dreams reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Exotic Red encloses it.
Exotic Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Thunderbird is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Rosy Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Italiano Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Berry Wine the marginally brighter of the two.
Milano Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Exotic Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Manufacturer description
A dazzling, primal red that exudes confidence and individuality.