Rich Chestnut (BM 2090-20)
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Rich Chestnut (BM 2090-20) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 12.3, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rich Chestnut
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rich Chestnut 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 Rich Chestnut, 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 | Spicy Hue | SW 6342 | 12 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Rodeo Red | 200D-7 | 13 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Russet Red | 2011-7 | 12 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rojo Colonial | 13-15 | 13 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Rich Chestnut (LRV 12.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Rich Chestnut
Darker than Rich Chestnut
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2090-20 |
| Hex | #9B4837 |
| RGB | 155, 72, 55 |
| HSL | 10°, 48%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.0, 33.3, 26.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rich Chestnut (BM 2090-20), published as #9B4837
#8D3F36
#A95136
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rich Chestnut (BM 2090-20)?
- Rich Chestnut has an LRV of 12.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rich Chestnut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rich Chestnut in another brand?
- Rodeo Red (Behr 200D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Rich Chestnut warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rich Chestnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.5; 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.