Will it look like this on my wall?

Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.

Is it approved for my HOA?

That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Coral Reef compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

Which line for a west-facing exterior?

Benjamin Moore’s own guidance is that 012 is not an exterior color, so we would not put it on a west wall in any line. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for it.

Can you match it in another brand?

We tint Benjamin Moore. 012 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn-Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.

Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection Reds

Coral Reef

Name: Benjamin Moore Coral Reef (012)
Brand: Benjamin Moore

A mid-tone, saturated red. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

Get this color mixed Book a color consult

012LRV 39Exterior not recommended

On the wall at Raintree: Classics, left bay, top band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 39 it absorbs roughly three-fifths of the light that falls on it.

Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior are the lines we would use indoors. Benjamin Moore does not recommend it for exterior use.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on walls; satin holds up better on doors and high-touch trim.

Master Color Index

Code: 012
Collection: Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection
Family: Reds
LRV (official): 39
Exterior: Not recommended for exterior use
Tints in: Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 012 publishes in the Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection only.

Works on

— Feature and accent walls
— Cabinet bodies

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Coral Reef — A living room, steel windows to the desert

A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Coral Reef — A living room under a vaulted ceiling

A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Coral Reef — A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 012. Pick the one that matches the surface.

LineUseSheenQuote

Tap a line for a quote in Coral Reef.

Benjamin Moore does not recommend 012 for exterior use, so only the interior lines are listed. Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the one it gets confused with. Ranked by measured color distance.

Summer Sun Pink2012-40LRV 45Six points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Reds.
Old World2011-40LRV 44Five points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Reds.
Pink FlamingoCSP-1175LRV 34Five points darker and cooler. Also in Reds.
Fan Coral013LRV 32Seven points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Reds.
Pink Polka Dot004LRV 43The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Four points lighter at about the same warmth.

More near Coral Reef

Questions

Will it look like this on my wall?
Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.
Is it approved for my HOA?
That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Coral Reef compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.
Which line for a west-facing exterior?
Benjamin Moore’s own guidance is that 012 is not an exterior color, so we would not put it on a west wall in any line. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for it.
Can you match it in another brand?
We tint Benjamin Moore. 012 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.