Smoked Salmon
CC-154 · #C18573 · LRV 30 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Turkish Coffee5
- 2Porpoise13
- 3Smoked Salmon30
What Color Is Smoked Salmon, Really?
Smoked Salmon reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CC-154 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smoked Salmon
Smoked Salmon is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Smoked Salmon
Smoked Salmon sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Smoked Salmon are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore CC-154 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Ginger RosePPU2-09 · Behr | 1.2 | 30 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Burnished ApricotV081-4 · Valspar | 1.0 | 28.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Copper TrailPPG1066-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 31 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Copper TrailPPG1066-5 · Glidden | 1.3 | 31 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zesty Ginger308-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 29 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Secluded CanyonDE5186 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.3 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Smoked Salmon within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C18573 in HSL space. Pair Smoked Salmon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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