Riding Boots
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Riding Boots remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 1 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#6B4E3E
LRV
10.61
Riding Boots in Real Rooms
Riding Boots has a low LRV of 10.61 — 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 Brown and Orange family, the photos below show it applied in a misc.
1 Misc Photo
Note how Riding Boots is used as a "ceiling color" in some of these rooms. This "fifth wall" application is a bold designer move that can make a room feel infinitely more cozy and architecturally unique.
Garage doors painted Riding Boots make bold architectural statement.
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Coordinating Colors
Dusty Miller reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 11), opening up a space where Riding Boots encloses it.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 11), opening up a space where Riding Boots encloses it.
Mauve Desert reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 11), opening up a space where Riding Boots encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 11, Ally's Earring is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Riding Boots encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 11, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 11), opening up a space where Riding Boots encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (19 vs 11) makes Providence Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 11), opening up a space where Riding Boots encloses it.
Nocturnal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 11) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (11 vs 7) makes Riding Boots the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Riding Boots reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), 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.