Somerville Red vs Vintage Vogue
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Somerville Red belongs to the pink-red family and Vintage Vogue to the green-grey family. Somerville Red (LRV 19) reflects noticeably more light than Vintage Vogue (LRV 12), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Somerville Red runs red while Vintage Vogue is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 26.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Somerville Red vs Vintage Vogue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Somerville Red and Vintage Vogue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Somerville Red gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Somerville Red has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Somerville Red vs Vintage Vogue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Somerville Red on one side and Vintage Vogue on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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