Hodley Red
There is more to Benjamin Moore Hodley Red (HC-65) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 11.0 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
#774D4ALRV
11.02
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 87 vs 11, White Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Elmira White reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 11), opening up a space where Hodley Red encloses it.
At LRV 33 vs 11, Ashley Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 11, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 11), opening up a space where Hodley Red encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 11, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 11) makes Hickory Stick the marginally brighter of the two.
Somerville Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 11) makes New England Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 25 vs 11, Brown Teepee is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (20 vs 11) makes Tea Room the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Hodley Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A deep red with versatile undertones that shift from an elegant purple to a comfortable brown.