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Bengal Red

2026 Paint PaintSAP1010-45

Bengal Red is a grounded, earthy red with a brown note that keeps it steady rather than bright. In Sanderson’s 2026 Paint range, it feels tailored and usable on walls or woodwork.

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About this colour

This shade reads as a warm, clay-red with muted depth, closer to burnt terracotta than a clear primary red. On a wall it absorbs a fair amount of light, so it can make a room feel enclosed and intimate without looking heavy. In north-facing light the brown base comes forward and the colour can look deeper and more subdued; in south-facing rooms it warms up and shows more of its red character. It sits well beside natural oak, dark walnut, aged brass and fabrics in oatmeal, russet, camel or deep green. In Active Emulsion it will suit walls that need a softer, more lived-in look, while Waterbased Eggshell will give woodwork a neat, practical finish.

How to use it

Use Bengal Red in a library, dining room or snug where you want the walls to hold the room together. It is especially good with painted joinery, leather seating and upholstered pieces in moss, tan or quiet cream.

A warm, muted red like this brings depth to a wall without feeling harsh.

Sanderson 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Sanderson
Colour: #95554C
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Active Emulsion, Waterbased Eggshell
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.

Paint, matched to the cloth

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Pairs well with

Bengal Red is a wall colour, so these are the cloths that sit against it: one of them on the curtains, the paint behind. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.