Arroyo Red (BM 2085-10)

Arroyo Red BM 2085-10#6E3731, LRV 7.4
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Arroyo Red 2085-10 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Arroyo Red

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Arroyo Red (BM 2085-10) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.4, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Arroyo Red

Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Arroyo Red by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Arroyo Red, 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-WilliamsCrabby AppleSW 759272.0very close
BehrFlorence RedBXC-767.62.5noticeably different
ValsparPosh Red1011-473.4noticeably different
PPG PaintsBurgundy Wine1053-774.1noticeably different

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color code2085-10
Hex#6E3731
RGB110, 55, 49
HSL6°, 38%, 31%
LRV (light reflectance value)7.4
Lab L*, a*, b*30.1, 23.7, 14.8
UndertoneWarm Yellow-Red
Temperaturewarm
Color familyRed

Same paint, two kinds of light

Arroyo Red (BM 2085-10), published as #6E3731

North light (cool, indirect)
#612F30
South light (warm, direct)
#7C3F30

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Arroyo Red (BM 2085-10)?
Arroyo Red has an LRV of 7.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Arroyo Red is a very deep color.
What is the closest match to Arroyo Red in another brand?
Crabby Apple (SW 7592) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
Is Arroyo Red warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Arroyo Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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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