Benjamin Moore  Color Preview® Collection  Reds

Hydrangea Flowers

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

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2008-40LRV 40Exterior not recommended

On the wall at Raintree: Color Preview, first column from the left, top band

Reading

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

At LRV 40 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
2008-40
Collection
Color Preview® Collection
Family
Reds
LRV (official)
40
Exterior
Not recommended for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 2008-40 publishes in the Color Preview® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Feature and accent walls
  • — Cabinet bodies

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Hydrangea Flowers
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Hydrangea Flowers
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Hydrangea Flowers
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 2008-40. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Tap a line for a quote in Hydrangea Flowers.

Benjamin Moore does not recommend 2008-40 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 color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Old World2011-40LRV 44Four points lighter and warmer. Also in Reds.
  • Pink Polka Dot004LRV 43Three points lighter and warmer. Also in Reds.
  • Pink FlamingoCSP-1175LRV 34Six points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Reds.
  • Potpourri1312LRV 35Five points darker and cooler. Also in Reds.
  • All-a-Blaze1304LRV 37The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Three points darker at about the same warmth.

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Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Hydrangea Flowers compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore 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 2008-40 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. 2008-40 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly 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. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.