Benjamin Moore’s 2018 Color of the Year Caliente

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Hey there! Have you heard the news? Benjamin Moore has announced the color of the year 2018. The new Color of the year Caliente is hot, it’s bold, it’s radical and red smart! Caliente AF-290, the new “it” color. Now, if you’ve been following me for a while then you probably already know that we had predicted red is going to be huge in both the fashion and design industry. (Therefore, no big surprise there).

Detail of dark red rose
Image by Alex Blajan

Most definitely, we’ll be seeing and wearing it a lot this summer. I bet though some are probably saying now, red is a great fashion color, but as a paint color? I hear ya!! But as a primary, it is one of the most inspiring paint colors! And chances are that you already have some red splashes in your life that make all the difference in the world. I’m about to prove it to you with my moodboard. See for yourself if you don’t believe me.

Caliente, is a warm red hue with a real punch to it – a beautiful all rounded hue. However, my real intention is to raise our awareness of red (in general) around us because sadly, it’s one of those colors that’s taken for granted. But would the world be the same without red roses, orange and red autumn leaves, red children’s bikes or red paper hearts? Hell no! So let’s spike our grays with some life…

  • An open window with a nice reading nook arranged using a dark red pillow, a burning candle, and a tray with reading material and a mug
  • A blanket with red checks scattered on the floor next to a tray with an open book, autumn leaves and a mug with marshmallows in it
  • Somewhere in nature, a lake with surrounding white top mountains and two red canoes floating in there
  • A gray xeterior wall with the word GO-OD written on it with graffiti in 3D teal lettering and red shadows
  • A black mountain ridge in the foreground with a red and purple sky at sunset
  • Red autumn leaves and a sun ray beaming through
  • An old building with a red facade and white trim frame windows
  • A dining table scape with lots of wild flowers and white china, heavy deep muted red drapes and a muted red accent wall with an oil painting portrait on it.
  • An exterior facade of a red brick building with arched windows and arched red shutters
  • A vintage looking red sign with No written on it in sand gold letters
  • A red exterior door in an arched wall insert with a band of red color running across the exteriors walls about a meter high while the rest of the height wall is an off-beige color
  • A red wall as a backdrop for two floating shelves with boxes, books and stationary on top of them. The two boxes have the American flag and the British flag on them.
  • A white convertible car with a red leather dashboard and steering wheel
  • Exterior white facade of a building with some red details on a few walls and window inserts
  • A red facade of a building pictured sideways thus the windows look blueish
  • Red heart shaped crockery stacked up inside each other on a table next to more others in various colors
  • A blue bowl with lots of red tomatoes
  • A red juice in a red cup with a red spoon against a red background
  • Detail from below, of a red steel bridge while a white airplane is flying overby
  • Detail of an old red bicycle with a black badge on it and the number 56 on it

Images via unsplash by 1&2 Alisa Anton/3 Andrew Ly/ 4 Gemma Evans/ 5 Connor Carruthers/ 6 Jerome Prax/ 7 Daniel von Appen/ 8 Annie Spratt/ 9 Maya Karmon/ 10 Gemma Evans/ 11 Sergio Rola/ 12 freestocks.org/ 13 Zed kolk/ 14 Ryan Franco/ 15 Ricardo Gomez Angel/ 16 Jessica Ruscello/ 17 Deniz Altindas/ 18 Matthew Hamilton/ 19 Luiz Felipe/ 20 Clem Onojeghuo

Can you think of a more passionate color? It livens everything. Therefore, it also makes an ideal exterior paint color. Imagine a red front door (I had one in London). Or better yet, if any of you are into industrial design decor, then red is your best ally. Exposed steel members don’t necessarily have to be black. Make a serious design statement and paint them red.

If however you’re more traditional then use Caliente as the perfect backdrop to your bookcase to add drama. The trick is to strike a balance by defining your “perfect” red dosage to insert in your life. Start conservatively and elaborate as you go along by making some paint color combinations with hues of blush pink, corals, teal, cyan and lots of greens and grays. Capture the essence of red and let everyone else get lost in it.

Yours,

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  • Maria November 10, 2017 at 10:35 pm

    Beautiful color, beautiful pictures. Love the color, inspires me to get some pillows in this color which will bring some life in my living room.

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