Benjamin Moore  Color Preview® Collection  Reds

Warm Comfort

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

2010-20LRV 20Exterior approved

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 20 it absorbs roughly three-quarters of the light that falls on it, which is where a wall facing the afternoon sun starts to get hot.

Aura Exterior and Element Guard hold their color in our sun at this depth. The wall that takes the afternoon sun is where fading shows first.

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 interior walls. At this depth, eggshell takes scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Flat on exterior stucco; soft gloss on doors and shutters.

Master Color Index

Code
2010-20
Collection
Color Preview® Collection
Family
Reds
LRV (official)
20
Exterior
Approved for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 2010-20 publishes in the Color Preview® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Front doors and exterior accents (seldom approved as an HOA body color)
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A stucco front, saguaros along the walk, shown in Warm Comfort
A stucco front, saguaros along the walk
A ranch house with a front porch, shown in Warm Comfort
A ranch house with a front porch
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner, shown in Warm Comfort
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner
A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Warm Comfort
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Warm Comfort
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Warm Comfort
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 2010-20. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Craft Room2010-30LRV 26Six points lighter and cooler. Also in Reds.
  • Hot Spice2011-30LRV 27Seven points lighter and cooler. Also in Reds.
  • Tomato Red2010-10LRV 17Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Reds.
  • Redstone2009-10LRV 16Four points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Reds.
  • Piñata007LRV 20The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Same reflectance at about the same warmth.

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 Warm Comfort 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?

    Aura Exterior or Element Guard. At this depth the wall gets hot enough that the quality of the paint decides how long the color holds.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. 2010-20 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.