Love Affair
Love Affair 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 suggested color relationships and detailed color data.
Hex
#85595D
LRV
13.77
Coordinating Colors
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 14), opening up a space where Love Affair encloses it.
Stonington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 14), opening up a space where Love Affair encloses it.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Love Affair encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 14, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Deep Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Love Affair reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 6) makes Love Affair the marginally brighter of the two.
Love Affair reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Love Affair the marginally brighter of the two.