Crushed Velvet (BM 2076-10)
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Crushed Velvet (BM 2076-10) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crushed Velvet
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crushed Velvet by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Crushed Velvet, 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.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cerise | SW 6580 | 10 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Liaison | T15-1 | 9.7 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Radiant Red | 1009-3 | 9 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Magenta | 1050-7 | 10 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Crushed Velvet (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Crushed Velvet
Darker than Crushed Velvet
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2076-10 |
| Hex | #8D2D48 |
| RGB | 141, 45, 72 |
| HSL | 343°, 52%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.0, 42.7, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crushed Velvet (BM 2076-10), published as #8D2D48
#7F2446
#9B3648
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crushed Velvet (BM 2076-10)?
- Crushed Velvet has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crushed Velvet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Crushed Velvet in another brand?
- Cerise (SW 6580) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Crushed Velvet warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crushed Velvet as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.