Wr have used Benjamin Moore paints in our home: Stuart Gold, Olive Branch and Confederate Red. The red has no orange in it at all.

We used Ben Moore Ladybug Red, and I found it to be just a true, true red. No blue, no orange....

You can see a bit of it here, though it is deeper and richer looking in real life.
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Monablair, thank you so much! Your dining room is gorgeous and I love the color! I appreciate you responding!

Bestyears - thank you! What a lovely room! BM seems to be the way to go with reds!

Don't forget that reds can take multiple coats to produce a "solid" accurate color in a different way than most other colors. You might want to look into BM "Aura" paint when going with a red-it will give a beter result in fewer coats. The Aura 'Affinity' pallette also happens to have 3 beautiful reds in it-Caliente, Dinner Party, and Pomegranate.
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This is the Pomegranate.

Sorry-hadn't posted a pic in quite a while.

We have BM Raspberry Truffle in our DR, chosen to compliment the colors in our Bidjar oriental rug. We never tire of this color:

We used BM Aura Caliente on our island, over a base coat of Wenge (a dark brownish black). It took only two coats of the red to cover. Undercoating with a dark primer or color helps with the deep rich reds.

we have cant remember exact name but its color place form walmart i think the name is brick hearth or hearth red. i love it, its in our dr

We used SW Bolero in our basement. It might be a bit too orange for what you're wanting, but it's worth a look.

We have Sherwin Williams Barn in our dining room. It was a Martha Stewart color and they can mix it in a sample although it may no longer be part of their collection as they are no longer contracted.

The adjoining kitchen will one day be compatible cream and the living room next to it is Napery.

I went through the same journey to find the perfect red. Although I painted my kitchen Eddie Bauer Log Cabin, I wish I had used SW "Crabby Apple". I think it is the most perfect red there is.
Good luck!!

monablair, I just wanted to say your dining room is so lovely. I confess to a feeling of jealousy. The color is so wonderful, really rich and beautiful, and it makes the room glow.

BM Louisianna Hot Sauce is what my friend painted her kitchen in.............a warm burnt red/orange that really looks great with her hickory cabinets and zebra flooring : )

southernmum and ingrid_vc, thank you for the compliments.

We were initially uneasy about using red in such a central space. The DR is right off the (gold) Foyer and is seen the minute someone walks in the front door. It also opens to the (olive) Sun Room at the back of the house. Actually, it only has two walls and is kind of the hub of the house.

I don't know when it happened but now I tend to think of red as a strong neutral color and I feel brave about using it as an accent color in most rooms.

If only I could figure out how to post pictures.....:-( anyway I painted my laundry room RL Balmoral Red. I love the color, it makes me happy and doing laundry doesn't seem so bad anymore!

BM Dinner Party Red looks gorgeous!

Here is a link that might be useful: Affinity Palette

Even better are pictures using the Affinity Palette in someone's home. Here is their website! Click on the paint colors to see the painted rooms. Enjoy!

Here is a link that might be useful: Scott Family Home