Fresno (BM 020)

Fresno BM 020#EF7A5F, LRV 31.9
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Fresno 020 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Fresno

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Fresno (BM 020) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.9, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Fresno

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fresno by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.

Closest match in every other brand

Each brand's closest color to Fresno, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsRejuvenateSW 6620303.4noticeably different
BehrMesa Sunrise200B-6342.7noticeably different
ValsparRipe Pomegranate2009-3302.3noticeably different
PPG PaintsRustic Pottery1193-6293.2noticeably different

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color code020
Hex#EF7A5F
RGB239, 122, 95
HSL11°, 82%, 65%
LRV (light reflectance value)31.9
Lab L*, a*, b*64.2, 42.7, 35.4
UndertoneWarm Yellow-Red
Temperaturewarm
Color familyOrange

Same paint, two kinds of light

Fresno (BM 020), published as #EF7A5F

North light (cool, indirect)
#E0715E
South light (warm, direct)
#FE835E

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Fresno (BM 020)?
Fresno has an LRV of 31.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresno is a deep color.
What is the closest match to Fresno in another brand?
Ripe Pomegranate (Valspar 2009-3) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
Is Fresno warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Fresno as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.

Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.

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