Pottery Red (BM 2085-20)
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Pottery Red (BM 2085-20) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.8, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pottery Red
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pottery Red 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 Pottery 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.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Luxurious Red | SW 6314 | 9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Dark Crimson | M140-7 | 8.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perennial Red | 1010-4 | 9 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ruby Lips | 1052-7 | 9 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Pottery Red (LRV 9.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Pottery Red
Darker than Pottery Red
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2085-20 |
| Hex | #853F44 |
| RGB | 133, 63, 68 |
| HSL | 356°, 36%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.9, 30.5, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pottery Red (BM 2085-20), published as #853F44
#773743
#934744
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pottery Red (BM 2085-20)?
- Pottery Red has an LRV of 9.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pottery Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pottery Red in another brand?
- Dark Crimson (Behr M140-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pottery Red warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pottery Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.