Iron Ore Red
Iron Ore Red 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 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#A95445
LRV
16.24
Iron Ore Red in Real Rooms
Iron Ore Red has a low LRV of 16.24 — 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 living room.
2 Living Room Photos
Iron Ore Red works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
Hallway corridor transforms with warm Iron Ore Red for intimate passage.
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Wall surfaces wrap the hallway in cozy Iron Ore Red throughout.
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Coordinating Colors
Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 16), opening up a space where Iron Ore Red encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Iron Ore Red the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes Gloucester Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 16, Clarksville Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Aegean Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Iron Ore Red encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 16, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 19 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 16) makes Raspberry Parfait the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Canyon Rock the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 16, Palmetto Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (16 vs 9) makes Iron Ore Red the marginally brighter of the two.
Iron Ore Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Iron Ore Red the marginally brighter of the two.