Picante
Benjamin Moore's Picante is a orange shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#EA6D5ALRV
28.36
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 28, Lookout Point is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, Decorator's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Picante reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 9), opening up a space where Almost Black encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (39 vs 28) makes Coral Reef the marginally brighter of the two.
Salmon Run reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (28 vs 22) makes Picante the marginally brighter of the two.
Picante reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A hint of red spices up this bright, fiery orange.